Re: HYB: Seed sources for Louisiana and Japanese
- Subject: Re: HYB: Seed sources for Louisiana and Japanese
- From: b*
- Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 03:30:55 -0000
John,
Greetings from another Californian.
Thank you for responding.
Seeds would be far less expensive for the very reasons you shared.
I will check out the sites you shared.
Thank you again for responding.
Cheers,
Bruce
--- In iris-talk@y..., John Reeds <jreeds@m...> wrote:
> > I have a small nursery in northern Thailand, and I would
> > like to find seed sources willing to ship to Chiang Mai.There are
no
> > problems with shipping seed to Chiang Mai, Thailand.
> > Would love to get some seed planted.
> > Thank you for responding to my email.
> > Cheers,
> > Bruce
> >
> Bruce: Most people grow iris from rhizomes, not from seeds. The
rhizomes
> will multiply (if grown properly). If you really want seeds, you
can always
> make your own crosses from the first few iris you purchase. I have
> purchased louisiana iris from Tempo Two in Australia
> (BarryBlyth@b...); his prices are competitive for high quality
> plants, though the shipping and phytosanitary certification do add
up. Also
> check out another louisiana iris source at
http://www.pip.com.au/~irishaven.
> Bay View Gardens and Salmon Creek Iris Gardens are also good
louisiana
> sources, though I'm not sure if they ship overseas.
>
> I can't grow japanese very well, so I can't recommend any sources.
>
> John Reeds, in sunny southern Calif.
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