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https://garden.org/ideas/view/...

Recently, I have been hearing the term "scape", rather than a "stalk", when an iris has been described. I, previously, only heard (or saw) this term being applied to daylilies.

Any thoughts?

Evelyn amaryllis and crinum also have scapes. I'm new to irises so can't contribute there.

Kabby ~ Amaryllis and crinum have a similar form to daylilies. Irises grow from rhizomes not bulbs. Still, I do not know why they are referred to as scapes, and the flowering stems of irises are usually denoted as stalks.

Thanks for the information Evelyn. I didn't know there was a difference.
Looking at Wikidiff, a scape grows from a root and a stem grows from a bulb, rhizome, corm or tuber
https://wikidiff.com/stem/scap....

whoever named them first?

Totally_Amazing said:Thanks for the information Evelyn. I didn't know there was a difference.
Looking at Wikidiff, a scape grows from a root and a stem grows from a bulb, rhizome, corm or tuber.

Amaryllis are bulbs so according to this they should be stems, daylilies have roots and should be scapes. Just to further muddy the waters.