Re: seed viability
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: seed viability
- From: L* P* <p*@peak.org>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:16:49 -0800
At 10:05 AM 3/14/96 MST, you wrote:
>gunnar - the world of iris book says spuria seed must be planted fresh. i
>have no idea if that's true.
>
>linda mann e tenn usa
Hi Gang:
I have planted Spuria seed which had been dry-stored for at least a full
year and they germinated very well- but it sat for a full year's seasons
before doing so. This year "Leftover" Spuria seeds from rock garden seed
exchange which were two years old also germinated the same way- with
"all-seasons" in a covered pot. It might have to do with how the seed is
kept or maybe just blind luck.
Some I. chamaeiris (a tiny bearded thing-cute!) that I ordered from
Arrowhead Alpines sat for two full years before deciding to germinate, then
grew very quickly. I am not sure that the seed was fresh.
Methinks seeds are extremely variable in their behavior...
Does the Aril Iris Society have its own seed exchange?
Gunnar and anyone else interested- A favorite shrub from Sweden is blooming
-Daphne mezereum. It blooms here just as D.odora is fading, smells wonderful
and has beautiful magenta flowers. It makes me glad that gardening is so
international!
Louise H. Parsons <parsont@peak.org>
1915 SE Stone St.
Corvallis, OR 97333 USA
USDA zone 7 (at least!) Emerald NARGS, transplanted Oregrowian
