Re: Re: spec-x

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I have noticed that balloon Iris pods do.  They do on orchids as well.  Probably a chemical receptor (or lack of plant hormone) telling it to abort.  Even pods with only a couple of seeds tend to ripen just a tad earlier, maybe due to a reduced signaling to the plant to stop sending nutrients.

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From: "Mark Cook hemerocallis1962@gmail.com [iris-species]"
Sent: Jul 9, 2014 8:52 PM
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: spec-x

 

Dennis,

     Probably so.  I know they do on Daylilies.

Mark A. Cook

Dunnellon, Florida USA     

AHS Region 12    USDA Zone 8b

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Dennis Kramb d*@badbear.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I harvested my first two pods.  They were bee pods, and also balloon pods.  Do balloon pods typically "ripen" faster than real pods?

Dennis in Cincinnati