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Submitted by Treva on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 09:40
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Can anyone tell me what kind of Iris this is?

the blooms are very small but really pretty and the leaves are probably 18".

This one has never bloomed before...is it a water iris?

I really need to know what they are????

HELP ANYONE?

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God Bless You All

Treva

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OH NO!!!!   Now I have

Submitted by Treva on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 21:44.

OH NO!!!!

 

Now I have to get rid of it???

I have it by a very young tree right now!! And believe me when I say everything is WET!!!!

Wow thanks for the info!

God Bless You

Treva

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lovely thug

Submitted by laurief on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 19:05.
Treva, You don't have to get rid of it unless it's a banned plant in your state, but I would suggest managing it carefully if you do decide to keep it. I have a small pseud clump growing by a tiny pond's edge behind my barn. The pond dries up every summer and is overgrown with swamp grasses, weeds, and cattails. Under those unfavorable and highly competitive conditions, my pseud remains quite well behaved. My pond is landlocked and a considerable distance from any natural water source, so I don't have to worry about the pseud escaping into native wetlands. Since it's nowhere near my cultivated garden areas, I don't have to worry about it choking out garden plantings, either. I enjoy my pseud, but I will always keep it safely tucked behind the barn, out of trouble. You may find that you need dynamite or a large backhoe to get your pseud dug up. I've never known a plant more committed to staying put. You might have a prayer of getting it out if your soil is very sandy. Good luck, Laurie

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THANK YOU Laurie, for all

Submitted by Treva on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 08:53.

THANK YOU Laurie, for all your help!

We are going to get rid of them because we have an 1.5 acre pond and i am fearful of the invasion!

I am giving them to anyone who wants them for trade or postage

God Bless You

Treva

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check first

Submitted by laurief on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 10:19.
Treva, I can certainly understand you wanting to get rid of the pseud in your circumstances. Please just make sure to tell anyone who may want it to check with their state ag dept. first to make sure it's legal to grow in their state, and provide them with the same warnings about its invasive growth habits that i have given to you on this thread. Laurie

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pseudacorus

Submitted by laurief on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 16:50.
It's difficult to be certain from the photos, but your iris does appear to be Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag). If so, you need to check with your state ag dept to make sure it's legal to grow in your area. Pseud has been banned in a number of states because of its devastating effects on native wetlands and waterways. It has choked out a lot of native flora and is subjected to eradication programs in some areas. I would NOT recommend that you move it into any sort of wet area where it will be likely to be MUCH too happy and aggressive in its growth habits. In fact, it is safest to grow pseud in a double or triple thick pot to try to keep it contained. It is also extremely important to cut off all bloomstalks immediately after flowering to prevent self-seeding. Under all circumstances, keep pseud well away from any natural wetland or waterway into which seeds could escape and germinate. Remember that birds and animals can transport seeds considerable distances from the original planting. Pseudacorus is a lovely thug, but it is a thug, nonetheless. Do not plant it near any other plant that you care about, lest pseud choke it out in its attempt to dominate the world! Laurie

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Looks like it might be a

Submitted by Treva on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 10:57.

Looks like it might be a yellow flag iris...in which case it will be moved again! Lol

I will make room for Paula's heirlooms and these will be moved to a wetter location!(although right now my whole place is a wet location!)

Thank you Connie!

God Bless You

Treva

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The blooms look similar to

Submitted by sharry_lynn on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 13:10.

The blooms look similar to a yellow flag, but in my experience the yellow flags grow much taller than 18 inches.  Mine are about 3 feet tall.  One way to tell for sure is to compare the rhizomes to other irises.  It looks different than your typical German (bearded) iris.  Mine are orange/red on the inside when you slice off a piece.  And these irises are actually much tougher than you'd think.  Even though they grow wild in the swamp and do very well as pond plants, they will grow just as well in regular garden soil.  They can even survive drought and neglect.  Mine grow and mulitiply like weeds.  They'll even grow in shade, although they probably won't flower.

If you do plan to move them to a wetter location, you want to make sure it's not a German iris, because those will rot if they get too much water.
--Sharry

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Possibly Yellow Flag

Submitted by Lavender2 on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 10:36.

Possibly Yellow Flag Iris... see what you think... Iris

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