Re: HYB: good pod parents?
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: HYB: good pod parents?
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 11:25:15 -0600 (MDT)
>The really bad
>news is there is most likely no seeds there also. We call these "balloon
>pods" They are iris that have been stimulated to form pods but without
> fertilized seeds. Usually they happen in large groups where other iris
>have not been fertilized by colonies of bees.
Bill Maryott, thanks for the info. Our situation is just what you describe,
a large planting in which very few irises bore fertilized seed pods.
I trashed most of the "amazing amoena" stalks, but a friend kept one of
them to tinker with. I will pass your suspicion along right away.
Thanks!
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock
