Re: Bearded Iris Seed Pods???


From: "William Soine" <pjsoine@vcu.org>

RL1438@aol.com wrote:  Now, it seems there is a long  thick stem growing which
contains what looks like flat buds!

This sounds like a new bloomstalk, possibly a rebloomer stalk.

> Are these seeds?

You would only see seeds if the stalk had already produced flowers.

> I always thought the iris reproduced by rhinzome
> multiplication.

Irises do reproduce by rhizome multiplication, but can also produce new
varieties
by flower pollination to produce seeds.

Phyllis Soine
Richmond, VA, Zone 7



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