Re: HYB: Conjuration

From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>

Hi Sterling,
Conjuration has been a very easy parent both ways for me, have some nice
stuff from it, soon to be introduced.
Mike Sutton
-----Original Message-----
 There was one more thing
>regarding Conjuration that I forgot to mention. From my experience,
>Conjuration is a real iffy breeder. I have had it for about six years
>now and have been trying to get seeds from it either way with no luck. I
>assumed it was sterile. Well, this past spring,  it decided to make up
>for all my failed attempts in years past. It put out lots of fertile
>pollen that gave me pods on everything I daubed and anything I put on
>Conjuration set pods. I managed to get seeds from nearly every flower. I
>think maybe the warm El Nino weather played a part in its fertility but
>I can't imagine why.
>
>Bruce Filardi in Portland Oregon said he has had trouble getting seeds
>from Conjuration also but tells me that Schreiners and the Suttons have
>been using it to breed with. I guess with reluctant irises such as
>Conjuration, it helps to have four thousand plants lined out. More
>chances of success? Has anyone else noticed Conjuration's sporadic
>fertility?
>



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