Maybe I spoke too soon - it looks like I've got a pod forming on magnifica from capnoides pollen. I should've tried a few more crosses this year.
Sean Z
On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 10:40 AM,
<C*@aol.com> wrote:
Interesting. I've been dong research fro some years on Iris persica in North America. There is quite atory there. In the course of same I've talked to Kew. Now, this sort of naecdotal information is not tungible, you understand, but often the problem is the lip and the pollen are not ready simultaneously so that you would need more than one indivisual, or figure out a way to finesse the situation: freeze pollen or something.
I ask about the fert5ilzing agent because one author on thsi continent speaks of watching a bee attempt to figure out the anatomy of a juno, and failing. The alien plant was entirely a mystery to the domestic bee. I find this interesting.
We need to find you more bulbs to play with. Maybe someone here has some junos for Sean? Talk to him, please, Send him bulbs if you have extras.
I don't know how long it takes junos from seed, frankly. This one persica I have is taking forever. I want it to get to the point where I don't worry about it rotting. I've tried to get magnifica going twice and the seed won't move for me. Just sits there like a bump on a frog.
Cordially,
AMW
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Zera <z*@umich.edu>
To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, May 4, 2013 10:15 am
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re: junos
So far I've been too impatient to try junos from seed, but I've got SIGNA seed from the last few years in my fridge right now. I've only got one clone each of most species and have never gotten pods on them, hand-pollinated, hybridized or otherwise. I've also never had them increase - I'm not sure if they need to be fertilized or if there's something else about my soil they don't like. It's possible many of them are planted too deep. Other than that they seem to do just fine - of more than a dozen species I've only lost two or three less hardy ones, and they seem to recover from setbacks.
Sean Z
On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 9:57 AM,
<C*@aol.com> wrote:
This is so wonderful! I'm so excited! I want to know how you are gowing those things. and maybe you could take a ruler out and get some measurements next time you take the camera out? Did you grow any of these things from seed? Do they set seed for you? Can you tell what fertilized them?
Cordially,
AMW
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Zera <z*@umich.edu>
To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, May 4, 2013 9:47 am
Subject: [iris-species] Re: junos
More junos, from the end of the alphabet:
Iris vicaria,
I. warleyensis and
I. zenaidae (or
graeberiana).
Sean Z
Zone 6a
SE Michigan
