Re: self pollination
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- Subject: Re: self pollination
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 18:57:48 -0600 (MDT)
On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, john walker wrote:
> hey guys i have a question. by the way i am john walker region 8.
> what happens to irises that get self pollinated. i have many spent
> blooms that have huge swelling seeds pods....thanks for any info..
> john walker
>
It's up to you, John, as to what you do. The irises have done
their thing. If the pod parent is a good named variety and I had plenty
of space, I would let the seeds mature, and plant them later. If I didn't
think much of the pod parent, I would snap off the pod and trash it. Some
of our Dykes' medalists have come from bee pods, but you know one parent.
Walter Moores
