HYB: selecting tough babies
- Subject: [iris] HYB: selecting tough babies
- From: Linda Mann l*@volfirst.net
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 14:14:06 -0500
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Food for thought - a while ago, I asked the rhetorical question - what
if the seeds that are slow/difficult to germinate are the ones that give
the tough plants?
From the new Ghio catalog:
Usually, he plows under any seedlings that germinate from seed that did
not germinate the first year (i.e., 2nd year germinated seed). "From
this seed, STARRING bloomed". So now he is intentionally planting
second year germinated seed.
STARRING was apparently pretty spectacular at Memphis, TN, and one of
those tiny little starts from it is doing quite well even in the Mann
torture chamber of irises.
Ghio lists 4 introductions this year from more 2nd year germinated seed
(ABBONDANZA, DESIGNER LABEL, PEACHES AND DREAMS, RARE FIND). They are
readily identifiable because he didn't keep labels with the seedbeds, so
no parentage is given. It will be verrrry interresting to see if these
three adjust to our climate any better than their probable relatives.
Hmmm... three of these bloom ML, so might be more likely to escape late
freezes here too.
Another experiment for you Bill!
Anybody out there compared performance or other qualities of first vs
second year germinated seedlings?
--
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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