September 24, 2010Pop quiz - win something
Ron the Plant Man, one of my favorite email buddies (cause he sends me long and detailed and funny plant stories) is trying to identify this iris. Don’t call it a dietes, (click for closeup) cause he already knows it isn’t.
Of all the correct answers, a winner will be chosen at random to win…..wait for it…....Hose Clothes, the sassy little slipcover for your garden hose.
whatever
Herald.ie—Beware the exploding garden shed.
Dimitri Gatanas says:
Yellow Walking Iris
Neomarica species probably longifolia…..
Any thoughts?
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Posted on September 24, 2010 at 8:31 am.
Lynne says:
Looks like an absolutely terrified Canary. (Probably came across one of them thar garden hoses with a snakeskin cover and it blew its little mind.)
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 9:13 am.
Angela says:
I think it might be an iris pseudacorus. And I am DYING for hose clothes!!!!!
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 9:28 am.
hortulus says:
I agree with Dimitri - Neomarica longifolia
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 11:44 am.
Carol Redhead says:
Why, Isn’t that a neomarica longifolia? I wonder where we can find one?
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 1:21 pm.
dan songster says:
Yep, i’m going with the crowd. Neomarica longifoli- yellow walking iris. I would like the leopard print please.
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm.
Lou says:
I think it’s a Gerafficus Longinthefolia but then I may be wrong! lol
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 3:54 pm.
Dorina says:
the picture you sent already tells us it’s (Neomarica longifolia) yellow walking iris
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 4:39 pm.
Ron says:
Well today do I ever have egg on my face! Yesterday when I sent Cindy the email requesting her help in identifying the plant in the photo, here is the caption I clicked on to get to the web site showing the photo of the plant I was trying to identify: “yellow African iris (Dietes iridioides) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!” As you can see it calls it Dietes iridioides, and I knew for sure that wasn’t it’s correct name, and that is how they had it labeled as of yesterday! Now today, when I clicked on Cindy’s link, it has it labeled as Neomarica longifolia, and with using that name, I’m sure that it is now labeled correctly.
The reason I was asking Cindy for help is that I have a couple of these plants in my yard….don’t ask me where they came from as I would have to incriminate myself if I told you. For six years I have searched to find the correct name and I knew that Cindy would be able to help me. Thanks to all of you who correctly identified it for me…and thanks to the person who somehow quickly corrected the photo name on the inter net!
By the way, for those of you who won’t get the really great hose cover, I have probably a dozen or so of the plantlets on the plant in my yard and would gladly share them with the first ones who want one. Offer only good until they are gone. I live in north Orange County and you would have to pick them up if you are interested. You can email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 5:18 pm.
Cindy says:
Ron, I’ll stick up for you. The plant didn’t have that caption this morning when I created the post. Swear!
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 6:45 pm.
Cindy says:
Oh yeah. I saw John Schoustra today, THE iris guy of Greenwood Gardens. He’s supposed to pipe up, but then, we may already have the answer.
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 6:58 pm.
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cindy says:
From Cory Walsh—Looks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Tiger Lily to me ~ doesn’t look like an Iris at all….
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 7:52 am.