Re: OT-Irids Neomarica
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- Subject: Re: OT-Irids Neomarica
- From: E* <E*@aol.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:32:55 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 98-03-03 17:50:44 EST, Mark writes:
<< Is Bletilla hard to grow? Some plants are available in Dunnellon.
I grow Neomarica, but I never have tried to germinate seeds since I
propagate them using the babies that form on the stems after bloom. As a
guess, I would recommend a warm spot and high humidity for proper
germination. If someone on this list has germinated seeds of this species,
I would like to know. >>
Mark,
I have offsets, as you know, and they are tall, strong and healthy. I also
have seedlings from neomarica gracilis obtained last April in the San Diego
zoo.
The seedling from what I see will take twice the time to mature and flower.
You get spotty germination and the seedlings arrive one at a time with weeks
and month between arrivals. If doing neomarica seedlings, keep the seed trays
for many months. My experience has been duplicated by a friend who took one
half the seeds. We are sowing and germinating these seeds in the north. I
have 10 inch seedlings from sowing seed last September. Neomarica is an
indoor plant here.
I have the blue (caerulea) neomarica seeds from the l998 SIGNA distribution
(four seeds) and I do not have a sprout to date.
I would like to have a source for the yellow neomarica (longifolia) seed.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau,NY
zone 4
