Re: Germination of Iris foetidissima
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- Subject: Re: Germination of Iris foetidissima
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 07:38:53 -0700 (MST)
Iris foetidissima grows wild round here so there is plenty of seed - we just
let the fellas drop into the ground and grow!
I think fresh seed helps - when I've tried stored seed of "good" forms, I've
had much reduced success.
A moist and open soil with lots of humus seems best - plenty of garden
compost or leaf mould. The seeds usually drop (or a pulled off) around
January or February here, and the seedlings are ready for transplanting by
May.
Difficult to guage what % germinate since there is no control or protection
from birds/mice.
Definitely worth growing!
Graham Spencer, UK
croftway@aol.com
