Re: Advanced bloom in greenhouse iris

Dan,
         I'd put the greenhouse iris back outside for the season, then 
bring it back into the greenhouse early next spring.  I suspect it's just 
behaving like any new division trying to get established, and will produce 
more blooms next year.
         Ken
At 01:06 PM 6/24/2006, you wrote:
>The part of the I. Ensata clump I grew in a 3 gal. pot in the greenhouse
>produced 2 flowers. The first flower opened June 16. I made 3 crosses to
>I. Versicolor flowers that were just about to open. The second Ensata flower
>was deformed perhaps by insect damage. I opened it a couple days ago but
>there appeared to be no pollen.
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>The parts of the I. Ensata clump that I transplanted into the garden the
>same day I brought the potted division into the greenhouse almost 2 months
>ago are just beginning to send up scapes.
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>So the couple months in the greenhouse did seem to advance I. Ensata bloom
>by a couple weeks, and bring it more into season with I. Versicolor. The
>bloom season of I. Ensata must not be determined by length of daylight
>hours, but by warmth of days.
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>I was a little disappointed with only getting one good flower for pollen.
>Maybe I should have potted up a larger division to grow more crowded in the
>pot.  I'm watering the Versi irises I crossed to give them a good chance to
>develop seedpods.
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>I don't know if it was worth the trouble or not. It would probably be easier
>to collect pollen and freeze it a year ahead, but we live off grid and have
>no freezer or fridge.
>
>Dan Mason    zone 3, NW ON, Canada
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