SPEC: seeds, etc.
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- Subject: SPEC: seeds, etc.
- From: B* S* <b*@tiger.hsc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 11:04:15 -0600 (MDT)
I. giganticaerulea is a Louisiana iris species. Their seeds have an extra
layer to the seed coat that is thick and corky, probably to help the seeds
float away from the parent plant. The big seeds you have that look like
this are the viable ones. The little dots are simply ovules that never got
fertilized; they are useless and can be discarded.
When you plant the seeds, it doesn't seem to matter if the corky part of
the seed coat is left on or partly cracked off. You should still get good
germination.
Louisianas and Spurias are just past the peak bloom here. Buds coming
along on the Japanese irises. Iris foetidissima in bloom in the shady
woodland garden. One self-sown plant turns out to be a very nice yellow
amoena! I hope it set some seed.
Germination results on SIGNA seed are so far a little disappointing, but
new sprouts are still showing up from time to time.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@tiger.hsc.edu>
