1. How do I collect and store pollen from an Iris?

2. Will the outcome of the hybrid plant be effected by which plant I use for the pollen parent and which one I use for the pod parent? If so, what characteristics are passed on by which parent? (example: flower influence is passed from pollen parent and foliage influence is passed from pod parent)

3. How can I know if the cross will take. While both plants from the family Iridaceae they are not from the same genus.

4. What else do I need to know for my first attempt at crossing Iris relatives?

Thanks in advance!!!

Travis

2. Experience only tells.

3. Read up if others tried it, but probably you will find little in the literature. Try it.

4. When making very wide crosses repeated pollinations over days helps and making crosses using various cultivars / genotypes can increase finding a combo that is more compatible.