CULT: Seedlings in winter
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- Subject: CULT: Seedlings in winter
- From: "* E* &* S* E* <a*@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 11:09:45 -0400
From: "Ian E. & Shirley Efford" <avocet.intl@sympatico.ca>
Dan Mason asked "Am I wasting one growing season saving the seeds I get
in the winter from SIGNA seed exchange until the following fall to
plant, or would they germinate just as well planted in the spring?" I
plant mine in 350ml pots when I receive them from the seed exchanges and
the place them outside in the garage or keep them in the house. In
either case, the seeds germinate although the relative success rate may
differ according to the species. This saves you a year as the plants
are 4-6 inches by the next autumn and can survive the following winter
without trouble.
In the case of Iris versicolor, there is quite a range of colour in the
wild from white right through to an almost red-blue. Tony Huber has
been collectiong all over eastern Canada and has a large collection of
various colours that he uses for his breeding programme.
As to the comments on mulching, irises in the wild are never mulched and
survive very well. It seems to me that the proceedure should only be
necessary where the plants are being grown right outside their natural
habitats. Most Clematis are an edge-of-woods plants in nature and one
must grow something to shade the roots when they are grown in the open
garden, in other words, outside their natural habitat.
Ian, in Ottawa
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