i have lots of canna seeds to trade and Brug seeds some of the seeds are new crosses
Looking for Iris Seeds
Hi Phicks - I'm about to dmail you
What kind of iris seed? Siberian, japanese, LA, Flag????
Brenda
any kind but Bearded They wont bloom here
Iris produce seeds? I know nothing about them.... have my very first iris bloom ever last week. Beautiful.
I bet you have some azaming brug seeds phicks!
Tammie
Y'all should have seen the list of seeds for oodles of different iris species in the now closed 2007 seed exchange of http://www.nargs.org/ - I will be trying to germinate seed of Iris graminea & I. cristata from them, but I think I saw I. spuria and I. siberica there, too, among many others I'm not familiar with - worth looking into for this fall.
Other seed exchanges include:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.htm (haven't figured out how to find the exchange on their website, but they used to have a fantastic list through a subscription to The Garden)
Ron_Convolvulaceae on the morning glory forum mentioned a hardy plant society seed exchange which I can't find, but probably also worth looking into
Phicks, have you checked with the Iris Forum on DG yet? Also, there may be gardeners on the Rock & Alpine plant forum that are growing some of these other iris species - maybe they'll have some seed for you later on this summer.
I once came home with a seed pod of Iris ensata from the edge of a pond, and it germinated within 2 weeks in a cold frame outdoors - maybe because it was fresh. Seed that's been stored for a while may be trickier to germinate - needing soaking, nicking and alternate 3-month cycles of 70*F to 40*F and back.
I divided my Iris ensata a couple of years ago and only got one pod last year, so I won't have tons of seed this summer, but Phicks you're welcome to it - just remind me in early July.
Happy hunting,
karen
Karen, is that the iris you gave me? If so, it put up the strangest "bloom" last year, almost like a plume of grass seed... you may give me a good *whap* for failing to collect the seeds when ripe;I think they just blew off the stalk.
Hi Jill - the only person who deserves a whap is me and my being so far behind in answering dmails and threads - sounds like you may have an interesting mutation there if it looks like a plume of grass - could someone else have shared a grass with you?
Here's a PlantFiles image of a Japanese iris. The only things about this image that are similar to the Japanese iris I gave you are the shape and proportions of petals, but the color would have been a very dark purple without so much red, and it would have been solid - http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/80352/
Or - was it a double white Japanese iris?
Phicks, if you accept my seed this summer, hopefully you'll get a variety of colors, shapes and singles and doubles. The most important thing about the seedlings will be to not let them dry out. Having said that, this moisture-loving plant is pretty self-sufficient once established if a good bit of humusy stuff like compost or peat is dug into the planting hole at the time of planting (it also helps that our soil is clay-based). I haven't tried it, but a tablespoon of those hydrating crystals mixed into the bottom of the planting hole, beneath the roots will also help to see this iris through dry spells.
It's hard to say what seed I'll be able to harvest this year in our garden - let alone which flowers there may be to admire. We have a new neighbor who will be replacing a low chain link fence with an open rail fence along our common boundary, and last winter we saw deer hoof prints in the snow going into his garden from our "access" way. So, we lose protection against neighborhood dogs and gain deer - oh goody. He can't wait to have them browsing in his yard and doesn't understand the passion for gardening and plants that drives some of us to invest so many tears, sweat and blood in our horticultural paradises. I have to remind myself that paradise looks different to each of us.
Yup, I've been thinking about that black deer mesh you suggested, Jill. First, we need to cut the yew hedge back to the core on the side facing the fence so we can get in there to work. If we do it early enough for any new growth to ripen before autumn freeze, the hedge will thank us, but our muscle and joint issues won't thank the hedge.
Phicks, deer aren't supposed to be very fond of iris, so rattle my cage in early July anyway - I know you'll give this seed a great home.
If i was you id put up a Tall chain link fence right in front of his rail fence Paul
I look a lot scarier in swim trunks and paper bag than you do, Phicks - maybe if I could scare off the local wildlife by adopting your fashion sense, I won't need a tall chain link??? rofl
HA HA
better not try that with iris - lol