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Just saw it yesterday up on Lizard Head pass, not sure what kind it is ... or whether I've seen it before.
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Just saw it yesterday up on Lizard Head pass, not sure what kind it is ... or whether I've seen it before.
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An iris
An iris.
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An iris.<<<
An iris.<<<
Thank you!
So, this is an iris ... not sure I've ever seen one before!
Are there many different kinds?
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That's beautiful! Is that a
That's beautiful! Is that a wild iris? I don't think they're that common in the wild. Very cool!
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Most of the ones I came
Most of the ones I came across didn't have as deep a shade of blue, here's another shot of what the more typical ones looked like. Not sure if the blue deepens over time?
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FEED ME
FEED ME
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>>>>Are there many different
>>>>Are there many different kinds?
We went to a plant sale last year thrown by the local iris society and picked a bunch of different types of iris bulbs:
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That's beautiful! Is that a
That's beautiful! Is that a wild iris?<<<<
They're wild as far as I can tell, but who knows ... maybe there was a "Johnny Appleseed" of irises at some point ... since there were about 1-2 dozen of them in a patch right off the Lizard Head Pass trailhead.
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>>>>Are there many different
>>>>Are there many different kinds?
We went to a plant sale last year thrown by the local iris society and picked a bunch of different types of iris bulbs:<<<
That's pretty wild how different they are, but share some commonalities
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There is a large Iris Gardens
There is a large Iris Gardens about 20 mins from where I live and there are 100s of variety. Some are quite old and some quite new. The two major types are Rhizome Irises and Bulbous Irises. The photo you posted is of a Rhizome Iris. That is the variety that will spread on its own underground.
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Got a whole hillside of them
Got a whole hillside of them here. Tall bearded iris. Purple ones. Sure beats poison oak.
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The photo you posted is of a
The photo you posted is of a Rhizome Iris. That is the variety that will spread on its own underground. <<<
Thanks, that's interesting ... kind of like Aspen tree roots.
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If any West Coast Folks need
If any West Coast Folks need "Old Growth" poison Ivy it's free plus shipping. Bare Root, cloned cuttings, seeds in Autumn.
Actually I jest, but there are some Sturdy poison Ivy plants here.
There must be some reason Mother Nature keeps them so safe.
They are so adaptable -- shrub, vine and hedgerow. Vines grow up trees and get 30 feet tall.
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"They're wild as far as I can
"They're wild as far as I can tell, but who knows ... maybe there was a "Johnny Appleseed" of irises at some point ... since there were about 1-2 dozen of them in a patch right off the Lizard Head Pass trailhead. "
That's awesome, thanks for sharing the pic with us! :)
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IRIS = Love Those............
IRIS = Love Those...............
In The Bulb Family
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Where are these irises?
Where are these irises?
If on the pacific coast, it may be the iris munzii on this page: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/iris/Pacific_Coast/index.shtml
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Iris's are far more varied
Iris's are far more varied and interesting than they may seem at first look. All sizes from miniature and dwarf to ones on stems to 4' tall. Many forms, from the ones FOM found above to Japanese "dinner plate" with 10" across flowers. So many different beauties.
The most fascinating thing to me is that they have many different fragrances. Sniff them as you see them and you'll find scents from bubble-gum to root beer (some brown ones) to sweet and not so sweet. I've grown a lot of different ones and luckily live where the climate is good for them. Maybe they're everywhere, I don't know.
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Where are these irises?<<<<
Where are these irises?<<<<
Lizard Head Pass in SW Colorado. The cluster was about 200 yards up from the trailhead where you park. Very close to where the people are off in the distance "above" the shed structure in the panorama below:
http://360panos.com/panos/LizardHeadPass.php
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The most fascinating thing to
The most fascinating thing to me is that they have many different fragrances. Sniff them as you see them and you'll find scents from bubble-gum to root beer (some brown ones) to sweet and not so sweet.<<<
Wish I'd known to stop and smell the flowers!
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Thanks FaceonMars -- amazing
Thanks FaceonMars -- amazing -- don't know that corner of Colorado.
In my Oregon hike thread yesterday -- I was describing the vanilla scent I experienced on my Mt. Hood hike, from a plant called "vanilla leaf" -- a bonus.
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I'm having a great gardening
I'm having a great gardening year. This is inside a fragrant iris in my garden. I was admiring the fragrance and then was entranced by its beauty.
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And this fine specimen.
And this fine specimen.
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Never had seen an iris?
Never had seen an iris?
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I know, right?
I know, right?
Deep purple irises are my favorites.
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Never had seen an iris?<<<<
Never had seen an iris?<<<<
Almost definitely not in the wild, but would bet I likely have had at some point as part of an "arrangement", or in a botanical garden but just didn't realize at the time / recall now ... akin to seeing "exotic" animals in a zoo, but never in the wild