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Description

The listing, "organic" Siberian Iris seeds has ended.

Harvested from my "organic" garden last fall.

About 2.5 ft tall at maturity.

These lovely purple flowers are perennial. Growing beautiful green bladelike foliage. The bloom time is short but spectacular. With perhaps 3 flowers per stalk. (Hotter microclimates force a more synchronous bloom. Cooler microclimates produce longer / staggered bloomtime. )

They like well drained acid soil of pH 6-7 .
They also like a few inches of mulch in full sun to keep roots cool. Drought resistant once established.

They will not bloom the first year after planting seed. But will spread more each consecutive year, reaching their a peak after 3-4 years. They will need to be divided to remain beautiful after 5 years.

you get all you see in the palm on my hand in the picture, packaged in a handmade recycled envelope.

Questions & Comments

I usually do as well...never occurred to me that you could plant from seed. how do would I get seed from the plants I already have?

Mar 25th, 2011 at 6:07:54 AM PDT by

Just wait till fall there should be some large brown ed seed pods on top of the stalks, They do pretty well at self seeding, but if you wanted to plant new ones in a totally different locale, you can collect the pods and when they dry they open naturally, peel them open and you have lots of seed! They can be sprinkled in the new location in the fall - since they like to freeze for a while before germinating. or you can collect them and put them in your fridge or freezer for a couple weeks before planting.

Mar 25th, 2011 at 7:34:01 AM PDT by

These look so pretty! :) I love irises!

Mar 23rd, 2011 at 4:23:54 AM PDT by

Thanks! I love them also.

Mar 25th, 2011 at 7:35:19 AM PDT by

these are one of my very favorite flowers. I have a couple of plants already.

Mar 24th, 2011 at 11:20:28 AM PDT by

I really like them too. I wish i could send the already established plants, but They're very heavy, with all the soil... I have literally hundreds of these plants.

Mar 24th, 2011 at 12:08:47 PM PDT by

That's awesome. They are sooo lovely.

Mar 24th, 2011 at 12:07:11 PM PDT by

I usually get my irises as bulbs.

Mar 24th, 2011 at 9:27:16 PM PDT by

That works too! (They are "corms", actually.)
;)

Mar 25th, 2011 at 7:31:24 AM PDT by

****** I have used iris seed i have collected and natural spread to generate a large mass of these flowers in my yard over the last 10 years . If these seeds for some reason don't sprout for you, I can send more in the fall. I'll have thousands of seeds then. *****

Mar 25th, 2011 at 7:38:18 AM PDT by

thanks so much!! I know the pods you are talking about!!! I can't believe it never occurred to me they are seeds!!! going to "fan" ya right now!

Mar 25th, 2011 at 7:40:41 AM PDT by

Glad to be of service! & Thank you! ;)

Mar 25th, 2011 at 8:03:33 AM PDT by

"organic" Siberian Iris seeds is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category