Re: SPEC: I. missouriensis observations

From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca

On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Dennis Kramb wrote:

> From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
> 
> The various forms of I. missouriensis that I acquired from SIGNA seem to
> grow best in light shade.  When in full sun (7+ hrs of direct sunlight per
> day) they germinated just fine but soon withered despite being kept well
> watered.  When I moved the same container under a tree (~2 hrs of direct
> sunlight per day) they have continued to germinate but have not withered.
> Another container of seeds which has only ever received 2~3 hrs. direct sun
> per day has produced large & healthy plants.
> 
> I just thought I'd pass along these general observations.  I'm curious to
> know if others have had similar results with this species?
> Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
> Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6

Dennis, my experience with I miss seedlings is roughly the same ie the
seedlings in sunlight (6+ hours) faded back while the ones in shade or
about 2 hours of sun/day are still green. They are not however large
plants. Be patient and wait for the seedlings in sunlight to show next
year. I had an I miss flower this year which the seeds were installed 2
years ago. They were in a bed where they were getting about 6 hours of
sun per day so something may turn up with the died back ones. The ones
that flowered this year had their leaves die back and tiny little
new fans(3 of them) appear. 

-- 
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> 
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

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