Re: A question on Irises from Schreiner's
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Hello,
Welcome to iris talk! Schreiner's and most all of the larger commercial
growers dig and replant their rhizomes every year. This leads to larger,
fatter individual rhizomes. Iris that are left in clumps for more than one
year have a tendency to produce longer tubular rhizomes. Not to worry,
Schreiner's Iris Gardens is a very reputable source, you should have some
great iris blooms that should be true to name next spring. Iris seeds will
not be the same as their parents, they may have some of the same
characteristics but they will be a completely different flower. Good luck
with all your new iris, hope that helps with your questions.
Sincerely
Mike Sutton
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> I bought several Irises recently from Schreiner's. I'm very pleased with
their
> quality and packaging. But this weekend I got wondering about their
shape.
> They are almost spherical with good roots at the bottom. The only clump
of
> Irises I've ever dug up were more cylindrical like little sausage links.
This
> got me wondering if the ones I bought had been grown from seed instead of
tubor
> division. Does anyone know?
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> This is my first year growing Irises and I'm very excited about it. I
used to
> have a vineyard and we only propagated vines through cuttings because the
seeds
> were totally unpredictable. Are Iris seeds true to the parents if they
have
> been carefully segregated from other varieties or do you have to only go
from
> tubors?
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