Hi All, last June a few of my bearded iris produced seed pods and set seed from March's blooms. I'd never had my iris set seed before...so I'd never tried growing them from seed before. I let the seeds dry out completely...then in August or September soaked them for a few days...and planted them in a tray of potting soil. Well, after a few months of no-action I figured they weren't viable...and dumped the trays into the mulch bin. Well, last week I was emptying the mulch bin and discovered about a dozen or so little green single-leafed iris sprouts...with a very interesting filament growing downward along side the leaf. They had been growing completely buried under potting soil. I was impressed. So I carefully lifted as many as I could find and put them in little pots...and now they're growing just fine. My iris are about to start blooming...so I'll have to give cross-pollinating a try and see if anything comes of it. Anyone have experience hybridizing & growing iris from seeds? I'd be curious. -David