Blue Iris needs ID
Kenneth Hixson (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:18:08 PDT)
Dear Members:
Joe wrote:
They grew in clumps and when I dug down I could see they were bulb-type
irises. They grew alongside the road where water would collect from rains
and snow melt.
Please excuse my ignorance. I've never grown Iris missouriensis,
but every reference I've seen describes it as rhizomateous, one
even going to the extent of saying "extensively rhizomateous".
Does Iris missouriensis in fact have a bulbous form?
The habitat description fits I. missouriensis, but if it isn't
a bulb, this must be some other plant--maybe Iris family, but
not I. missouriensis.
Ken