Re: SPEC: Signa seed list--iris/irid cross

From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>

>From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>
>Hi all,
>Not wanting to be too much of a wet blanket here, BUT, just because these
>seeds are listed on the signa seed list, does that make them genuine species
>crosses? I know that pretty much anyone can donate seeds to signa.
>What record is there of anyone having crossed Dietes with Irises, and having
>grown them on successfully? It seems to me there must be someone out there
>who is having so much success with this cross, that they have seed to spare
>to donate to signa.
>Who could it be? Does anyone know? Does the Signa list give the country of
>origin, and initials of donor, like the BIS list does?
>Both Dietes and Pseudocorus self pollenate extremely easily. Could it be a
>case of mistaken identity?
>I'm really not being synical here, just asking the sort of questions I would
>be asking, If I was thinking of growing these seeds myself.

Hi Jan.  I had considered the possibility that the seeds are not actually
as labelled, but decided it was worth 50 cents to find out.  And yes, SIGNA
specifies the name of the person that donated the seeds and their
city/state/country.  So that way you know who to pester if you don't get
the seeds you want.  <G>

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html

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