Believe me anyone can grow any type of iris from seed,. Raising several thousand seeds of year for a living, I find just get a good book on iris. Different types may or may not need chilling to sprout. If you are interested in iris there is an excellent American Iris Society. They have a section just devoted to raising species. You can buy farm raised iris from all over asia without problems. They should include a phytosanitary certificate to prove the plants have been inspected and declared disease free.Good luck -Russ Hintz In a message dated 3/19/2013 7:17:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, klazina@orcon.net.nz writes: :-) :-) :-) Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 On 20/03/2013 3:05 p.m., threesisters@woosh.co.nz wrote: > All is well Ina, I had other issues to discuss with Yvonne, our local group > is going to source some different species of iris for the gardens > and Yvonne just bought 14+acres out West here so we will get some irises to > her for the property. She recently returned from a trip to China > where she saw many species of irises growing there. I immediately thought > of Jim Waddick, and I suggested she get a copy of his book 'Irises Of > China'. > > WE always have room for more plants! > > Darlene Cook > Auckland, New Zealand > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ina > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:41 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] re ID Iris seed head > > Hello Darlene > > I know Yvonne, over time one gets to know the people. However, I was > not phoning them to ask as one is NOT ALLOWED to collect seeds from > there..... ;-) > > Nor bulbs.... > > Thank you for that, now I will see what they do. I don't actually have > room for more Irises, but collecting seed is so tempting and then one > has to grow them, and then....... > > Ina > > Ina Crossley > Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 > > On 20/03/2013 2:29 p.m., threesisters@woosh.co.nz wrote: >> Ina, >> >> I have done a bit of detective work here and rang the Auckland Botanic >> Gardens this morning regarding the seed you collected. Yvonne Baker >> (Botanical Records Officer) told me that they do not have >> iris laevigata in the garden but they do have several iris ensata hybrids >> in their collection. You should get some nice seedlings out of the mix >> with the open pollination. Should you require more seed please >> contact me privately as I have just collected from last seasons bloom. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Darlene Cook >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ina >> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:23 PM >> To: Pacific Bulb Society >> Subject: Re: [pbs] re ID Iris seed head >> >> In which case, I was just now reading, that if it is, it likes water >> even more than the ensata ones. Will keep that in mind. Thankyou >> Peterand everyone who responded. >> >> Ina >> >> Ina Crossley >> Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 >> >> On 16/03/2013 11:03 p.m., Peter Taggart wrote: >>> Ina, >>> your initial picture of the seed pods was quite clear , I am sure that it >>> is Iris laevigata. I have heard that some pople would combine the species >>> ensata and laevigata though. Ensata has a pointed top in my experiance. >>> (Incidently the pods also resemble Iris clarkii a little) >>> Peter (UK) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/