There There's an entire literature out there-- much of it available from the American Iris Society Bulletin going back about 50 years. To enhance your search--type in: iris seed germination Check their website and that of Signa, and if you want to get fancy and difficult--Try the International Aril Society. As long as 7 years can be routine from planting to germination for aril iris hybrids. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Maxwell" <opbungalow@gmail.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 10:25 PM Subject: [pbs] Bearded Iris from Seeds > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/