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I looked into shisandra a little more online.  The variety sold by Jung's is 
'Eastern Prince".  From what I saw online it is from the Vavilov Institute in 
Russia. I was not able to determine if they had developed it or just found it 
and added it to their collection.   It is the only variety of 
self-pollinating schisandra chinensis that I could locate online. I didn't 
look into the flowering of the other members of the genus.  However, there 
were some differing statements on whether this plant had both male and female 
flowers, or perfect flowers.  I have never actually examined the flowers of 
Eastern Prince, it being a bit lower on the priority list than a few other 
things I grow, but I think Jim Fruth is right with the perfect flowers.  I 
cannot recall any variation among  its flowers over the past four years.  It 
would seem more likely that a dioecious plant species would more likely end 
up with separate male and female flowers rather than perfect flowers, but not 
impossible.  The perfect flower is definitely preferable.  I will take a 
closer look this coming growing season.  Some of the nurseries may need to 
take a closer look as well.  Thanks for your observations Jim F.

I have my seeds from this past season breaking dormancy but from what the 
literature says, germinating the seeds is slow and erratic process.  

Christmas Day it rained all day over here.


Thanks

Jim Elie
Green Bay WI
zone 4/5


---- jimfruth@charter.net wrote: 
> Jim Elie wrote "Like kiwi, it has male and female flowers on separate 
> plants, except for a variety or two.  The one I have is called Prince, if I 
> am not mistaken, from Jung's Seeds and Nursery in Randolph WI."
> 
> 
>    I bought mine from Jung and it produces perfect flowers followed by 
> fruited seeds.  
> 
> Jim Fruth
> Pequot Lakes, Minnesota 
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