Re: ANOTHER UNKNOWN IRIS
- Subject: [iris-photos] Re: ANOTHER UNKNOWN IRIS
- From: i*@netscape.net
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:28:50 -0000
--- In iris-photos@y..., "Eleanor Cecchini" <eleanore@m...> wrote:
> Can someone identify this unknown iris for me, please. The foliage
is about 3 feet tall, and narrow, much like that of Siberians. The
flower is about 2 to 3 inches in size.
>
> I was very glad to see it, since I thought it was left behind at the
old place.
>
> Thank you!
>
> El, near Winnipeg
> Manitoba, Canada Z3
This is Iris versicolor, a native species usually found in swamps, but
will grow in regular garden conditions. Found in many llocations in
Canada, as well as the USA. I collected a couple of plants from Nova
Scotia last year. One had 13 flowers on one flower stock. They
normally have about 5.
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