Re: HYB: Clara Ellen or. New seedlings
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB: Clara Ellen or. New seedlings
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- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:51:32 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Sandy Ives wrote:
> Flush up against the foundations and behind a bunch of transplanting
> pots I find what had been old bag of potting soil with a label
> indicating a self cross of Clara Ellen (Jenkins '93 - a modern spuria)
> from last year.
>
> The seeds think it's April, more fool them. There must be at least
> thirty seedlings about an inch tall. (*&%^*&$(^*%!
>
> I'll have to bring them in; they aren't far enough along to make it
> through the winter even with protection.
Sandy, do you and Maureen have a cold frame or one of those
germination boxes which will work in front of a window? There also seem
to be germination boxes with electric heaters in the base which would
do quite well.
> I'm not sure what to expect from the cross. The pollen parent is
> unknown. We'll be considering this a foliage plant for at least three
> years. Any thoughts?
These sound like fun. Would you like to have some extra space for your
seedlings? They have gotten acclimatized to cold weather so they might
last outside.
--
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
SIGNA, Iris-talk,
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