Re: spuria iris hybrids

--- In sibrob@y..., Jim Sullivan <jimsullivansgarden@h...> wrote:
"I have some seeds from a spuria called 'Sunny Day' which I would 
like to germinate and grow on to see if anything worth while turns 
up.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jim,
Hopefully you will get some good answers from those in the know. But 
in the meantime....

I don't know much about Spurias--but did grow some seedlings many 
years ago.  I handled the seeds just like TB's--i.e., planted them in 
a seed bed in the garden in the fall, then kept them relatively moist 
through the drier parts of winter and early spring.  Germination was 
good, growth aggressive, and the plants easy to handle while still 
small.  If you still have the seeds indoors, it might be just easiest 
to wait until next October (or so) to plant them.  To get them soaked 
and chilled now would require refrig. and freezer, and techniques 
I've only read about, never tried.  Others may suggest a method.

Neil Mogensen  USDA Zone 7a, western North Carolina



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