Re: Bloom & Sprouting
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Bloom & Sprouting
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 15:24:57 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 1 May 1998, Diana Louis wrote:
> On Fri, 1 May 1998, Marte Halleck wrote:
<snip >
> >
> > Arnold, I don't think I'm the "friend in Colo." that you got these
> > particular seeds from, tho I did send lots of I. missouriensis to folks
> > on the List last fall. I'm delighted you had success & wonder if anyone
> > has had luck getting those I sent to germinate???????
> Mine didn't but the soil is not warm enough yet to expect anything.
> > Question: did you soak your seeds before you put 'em in the pot that you
> > placed in your fridge? If so, how long?
> > Marte in the mtns Zone 4/Sunset 1 Colorado
> Anner whitehead raised the point that some iris seeds need light
> for germination in a previous discussion about germination in the
> Iris-L. This is true for I virginica var shrevei at least. I didn't
> know about this when I sewed both your seeds and the ones from
> SIGNA and I couldn't retrieve them from the soil inthe pots. Will
> try again next year (If you would like to help with this. TIA).
> Next year I will try with the seeds on the soil surface, freezing
> and recycling (in and out of the fridge for 12 hours every day) for
> 2 months and then sit in front of the window until something
> happens.
> Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
OK folks, I'd just like to add something to this discussion, I've
just been out in the garden and find there is a small iris leaf
attached to a little black seed which is in the position where i
put the I missouriensis seeds from Marte last year. The seed looks
a bit swollen. I stirred up the soil and then put water on it to
see if I could float another one to the surface. Will let you know
if another one germinates.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
