Re: Juno Irises
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Juno Irises
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:14:41 -0600
Carolyn writes
: Would anyone care to tell about their experiences with the seeds from
:signa??
Yes, the SIGNA seed exchange is really neat. I have grown plants of
I. unguicularis, I. setosa, I. foetidissima, and Belamcanda chinensis
from SIGNA seed. I have a few minor problems with the seed exchange,
though.
One is the time of shipment (which can hardly be helped, of
course). The seeds come in January and that doesn't given them much
cold weather after planting to aid germination. So sometimes they
don't germinate well. In my small garden, I have to plant them in
pots, so it's a little trouble to hold them over another year to
wait for more germination.
Another minor gripe is that members who donate seed are "served
first" when distributing the seed. I guess this makes sense on
some level, but it is frustrating for someone new to species who
doesn't have seed to donate yet. I ordered bearded species for
three years, and never got one seed, despite ordering early, because
they were "sold out". I pay my dues, and pay for the seeds, so I
feel I shouldn't be a "second-class member" when it comes to the
distribution.
Those little things aside, though, SIGNA is a great way to get
started with species, particularly the beardless ones, which are
usually abundantly present in the seed exchange.
Happy irising, Tom.
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Tom Tadfor Little tlittle@lanl.gov -or- telp@Rt66.com
technical writer/editor Los Alamos National Laboratory
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