Iris ensata
JAPANESE IRIS, WATER IRIS
SKU: 987-006
Description
Obtained from one of the most known professional breeders, this Iris boasts HUGE blooms, with wide and vibrantly colored flower petals! This is one of the most coveted iris! This mix will produce a wide variety of shapes and colors, and they have been obtained from about 30 different cultivars! It will be fun to see what comes from each seed!
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 36", 3 feet
Location: Sun or part
Hardiness zones: 4-9, sometimes zone 3
Seeds per pack: 6 (previously 3)
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Germination: Start these seeds right away for best germination rates. Your planting container should have holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a sterile seed-start mix, and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 5 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
Description
Obtained from one of the most known professional breeders, this Iris boasts HUGE blooms, with wide and vibrantly colored flower petals! This is one of the most coveted iris! This mix will produce a wide variety of shapes and colors, and they have been obtained from about 30 different cultivars! It will be fun to see what comes from each seed!
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 36", 3 feet
Location: Sun or part
Hardiness zones: 4-9, sometimes zone 3
Seeds per pack: 6 (previously 3)
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Germination: Start these seeds right away for best germination rates. Your planting container should have holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a sterile seed-start mix, and water in. Leave them at room temperature for 5 weeks. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. They will not grow yet. Then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 80 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
