Re: SPEC: I. virginica seed
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: I. virginica seed
- From: J* G*
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 19:31:17 -0400
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Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: I. virginica seed
> In a message dated 8/7/00 8:10:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jimgibbons@interpath.com writes:
>
> << I'm new to this, so please bear with me. Have collected some roadside
> seed that I think is I. virginica, though might be versicolor. Does
> it need to be stratified, or can it just be kept dry for planting out
> in the fall? I'm in NE North Carolina, adjacent to the Outer Banks on
> the mainland. Zone 8. >>
>
> Jim, the basic question to bear in mind when considering what conditions a
> seed will need met to germinate is "What does the seed naturally encounter
in
> its native environment?"
>
> <clippity clippity>
Thanks a million, Anner. I see you are a serial-responder! Very reassuring
to an older guy trying a new thing! Thanks for the lesson, MUCH appreciated.
I'd been following the posts regarding newbies, and was a bit nervous. I'm
not new to gardening, just iris! ;-).>
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