Re: Seedlings!
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- Subject: Re: Seedlings!
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 21:46:19 -0600 (MDT)
Hi again Ann!
> Hi everyone!
> I've just inspected my Iris seed boxes, and I've got 2
> seedlings up. My first ones ever! There is also possibly a third in the
> box where I planted the unripe seeds from the pod that was knocked off
the
> stem. It is too early to say whether it is an Iris or some grass. But
the
> other two are very clearly Irises!
Congratulations on the appearance of your first seedlings!
I am just harvesting this year's crop of seeds here. Are your seed boxes
indoors or out? It seems incredible to me that you are getting seed
germination at this time of year, which is the equivalent of February in
our hemisphere, but perhaps I am not making adequate allowance for your
much milder climate. In February we are still in the deep freeze! My seeds
do not germinate until the end of April or early May.
In spite of the difference in climate, some of the Australian iris grow
quite well here, although the medians tend to perform better than the TBs.
The most vigorous IB in my garden (and IBs tend to be rampantly vigorous as
a class) is Blyth's Let's Elope, which had between 50 and 60 fans on a
second year clump this spring. Incidentally, Barry Blyth employed a number
of Utah-bred iris (from Melba Hamblen) in establishing his fantastic lines
of bicolor TBs.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
