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| Forrester Farm |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 6:27:00 PM
There are rewards to procrastination....or just being plain too busy in my case. Now that the local farmer's market is coming to an end and 11 weddings are behind me, I can refocus on my neglected landscape. I never cut the iris stalks off after they bloomed in the spring, and now I have seeds! Has anyone ever started these from seed before? I also have bearded iris, but haven't cut into the pods. The Japanese ones are so stunning. While harvesting the seeds, pictures of mounds of the plants surrounding my garden popped into my mind. Gardens are sooo giving - even when neglected in this case!
Ann
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Nov 01 2007 : 06:23:11 AM
Thanks for that hint, Tina. I've just let them fall to the ground and I guess they just do it on their own. I'd like to try starting some like that in the spring.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Oct 31 2007 : 10:32:18 PM
thank you Ann...and thanks for the swap. I was reading about how to get them to grow from seed and I found one website that mentioned using about 4 sheets of tissue/like kleenex..then adding about 3 tablespoons of water and letting the tissue soak up the water, then sprinkle the seeds on the tissue spacing them about a half inch apart. Gently fold the napkin over, but do not press it onto the seeds. Slide this little package into a ziploc bag. Place under gro light. Mist if the tissue gets dry. If the roots get bound up in the tissue you can gently remove the tissue as must as possible from the roots, but the tissue will eventually disentegrate.
Anyhow..that was one method of starting them.
Good luck.
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| Forrester Farm |
Posted - Oct 31 2007 : 8:30:33 PM
Tina,
I got the seeds in the mail today. Thank you so much. I'm so glad we were able to trade.
Ann
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Oct 18 2007 : 10:20:07 AM
this is what mine look like
they are actually called African Iris
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Oct 18 2007 : 10:19:01 AM
Sure..that sounds great!
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| Forrester Farm |
Posted - Oct 18 2007 : 08:27:07 AM
Tina,
Mine are the dark purple. Do you want to split so we can both have some of both colors? I could send mine first so that you can see how many. It sounds so pretty together.
Ann
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 10:32:21 PM
I have seeds for irises also. Mine are white with the purple centers.
And yes..I've been guilty of letting mine go to seed also.I have not tried starting them from seed, but I would think that with most plants in that type of variety you can look for the plant to mature and start setting flowers around the 2nd to 3rd year after starting from seed.
I know that plants like daylilies, amaryllis and so forth generally take about that long to start setting flowers.
In either case..I say "go for it" ...I have a ton of the seed to get off of my plants as well...and will give it a try also.
Best of luck!
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