new in situ Iris pics plus unknown bulb flower

Nhu Nguyen xerantheum@gmail.com
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:02:36 PDT
Hi Justin,

The first one looks like it could be the weedy *Nothoscordum gracile*. You
should give it a sniff to see if it is fragrant. If it is then it's the
weedy one. The yellow iris is also another invasive *Iris pseudacorus*. I
would not try planting it in your garden unless you have lots of space for
it to take over. It's difficult to get rid of once it has established
itself. The blue iris looks like it could be one of the Louisiana irises, *Iris
hexagona*.

Nhu
Berkeley, CA
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On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Justin Smith <oothal@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> Ok I went back out today with my other camera lens. Being attacked by
> swarms of mosquitoes and gnats. I persevered and came through with better
> pics of the in situ iris. Plus with a bonus pic of some bulb that was
> blooming that I grabbed a pic of. I put a bit of description with the pic
> maybe someone knows what it is. I had nothing to get a sample bulb but my
> fingers and the soil was too hard and bulbs were too deep for me to be
> successful.
>


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