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Posted by amelia_pepper_lady 8B/9 LA (My Page) on Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 13:10
| We have yellow irises in our area. Very tall foliage, approximately 3 - 4 feet. Aggressive plants that will crowd out other iris. Some people call them wild iris but I tend to think they are a domesticated version.
However, they are good along a ditch, a back fence, or around a less-than-attractive storage building.
I never planted any but my neighbors' iris have decided to move. I don't mind because of the location -- along the fence and ditch. I am keeping them away from my iris beds.
My question.... Does anyone have an idea of what type iris these may be?
I've just collected seeds. They appear to be a waxy, cream-colored seed. However, this outer layer will peel off to reveal a brown seed inside. Also, should the waxy coating be removed before planting?
THANKS! |
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| Do they have any markings on the petals? |
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| Not that I can remember. It's been a couple of months since they bloomed. I'll check with my neighbor to see if she has any photos. |
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| I would image that they are the highly invasive iris pneudorus. Here it is not allowed to be given, sold, traded nothing as it is killing the water ways in OR and WA |
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| Correct spelling: i. pseudacorus, a water loving iris on many State's noxious weed lists for it's invasive habits in wetlands. Also does just fine in a garden setting, tho not as agressive. It is a yellow beardless iris usually showing some red markings around a signal patch on the falls. Here's a tell - if you cut the rhizome open the inner flesh should be slightly pink-toned. It can be a thug so make sure it doesn't get somewhere you don't want it. Dead head it to keep seeds from traveling. |
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| Two years ago I collected seeds from a tiny yellow iris plant (12" high) which earlier had the smallest iris blooms I recall ever seeing (less that thumbnail sized.) A little reseach suggested that there was only one yellow iris found afield which should be 3-4' high with fair- sized blooms and be very invasive (soulds like yours.) Since mine were so small I got pretty excited and went back to collect a pair of seed pods. There were two plants growing from native spag. moss on the end of a half-floating log which extended 30' from shore on my private lake in the far north country (near Lake Superior.) Sun Dews and Pitcher Plants grew along side them. In the fifty years that I've known the lake there are only these few plants around and so apparently no invasive tendencies. The size could be a stunted version I suppose. Long story shortened I followed instructions on growing iris from seed and still had little success. HOWEVER, I now have a 3" seedling two years later!!! (I nicked it to see if that'd help - maybe it did.) The few seeds I still have left are robust and seem willing, but unable to join ranks. So, back in the fridge they will go for the winter. I may try seeding a couple in spag. moss tied to a slab of pine log floating in a tub of water outside in the garden over the winter. Three or four feet of snow didn't hurt the parent plant so maybe mother nature has it planned better than all this soaking, refrigerator stratifying, soil sterilizing, exact depth sowing, artificial light stuff. Why is this so fun??? You'd have thought I had another grandchild when this seed sprouted! Thanks to all the suggestions I've read on this site I've learned that patience is perhaps the primary requirement for iris-from-seed success. |
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