Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Our usual end of January beginning of February warm up occurred and my Mystery Iris bloomed. So who is this guy?
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Over here some people call it the African Iris, otherwise known as the Butterfly Iris in the "Dietes" family. I've seen some nurseries list it as the Fortnight Lily. Butterfly Iris (Dietes grandiflora)
Don't remove the bloom stalks (until they die) as those stalks will continue to produce flowers. Keep an eye on the seed pods too, I literally pull out 1000's of babies from these a year. I like them and have them all over my garden. If anyone wants some, let me know.
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
We're in the middle of a 'rain train' so if the color looks off it's because I was using a red umbrella.
Looks to be about 4 inches.
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Butterfly Iris! Thanks!
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Indeed! It's probably prettier when it's dry rather than soaking wet.
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Neal, here's a picture of the roots.
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OMG Barbara, I have them sprouting everywhere! I have thinned out the number of clumps I had since it was a great place for the rattlers to hide. Don't worry Deb, it was only because there was a mass planting in that area.
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Hmmm .. I'm getting the feeling that I need to cut off all spent blooms ... starting to sound a lot like they could be a potential problem here in zone 8.
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