No chilling necessary, the seed is fresh so go for it. I do soak my seed for a week then right into the seed raising mix. As long as it is not allowed to dry out you might see some germination by September. JI's are so easy for us to grow here in Auckland. Good luck, Darlene -----Original Message----- From: Ina Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 4:18 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] re ID Iris seed head Thanks Darlene. As the only Irises I grow are Iris ensata, it did look familiar, but wasn't sure. So that is great. Would itbe a good idea to wait till spring for sowing? Chill the seed meanwhile? Or sow now? Ina Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 On 16/03/2013 3:48 p.m., threesisters@woosh.co.nz wrote: > It looks like Iris ensata Ina, both the seeds and the pods. (Japanese > Iris) > > Darlene Cook > Auckland, New Zealand > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ina > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 3:35 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] re ID Iris seed head > > Photo ofthe seed > > https://picasaweb.google.com/102349754034616089606… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/