Re: Spuria germination

In a message dated 97-01-16 22:05:09 EST, you write:

<< Paul Black told me the other day that his spuria seedlings always take
 an extra year to germinate.  Is this one of those species that has to
 have a cold spell followed by a warm spell followed by another cold
 spell before it will germinate?  Or is it because we are in zone 7? >>

Paul is my friend, and I have great respect for his knowledge of irises.  I
have only grown a few Spuriae species from seed, e.g. I. spuria subsp.
carthaliniae, I. spuria subsp. musulmanica, I. graminea---all of these
germinated for me the first year...of course if some of the seeds didn't
germinate I tossed them, because enough germinated for my needs.   But,
knowing Paul, I would not discount his experience. And he might be talking
about the modern hybrids, which may behave quite differently than the
species.   Clarence Mahan in Virginia
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