gg,

I can't seem to get to alt.binaries... to take a look, but it sounds
like what you have is Iris orientalis, a species spuria type iris. It's
a common pass a long plant and grows everywhere in bar ditches here in
NC Texas.

Rodney

x wrote:

If anyone is really interested, I've posted photos of the first and
only iris to have bloomed yet to alt.binaries.photos.original

gg

x wrote:
I have some irises that were growing in my place when I moved in. They
were sort of scattered and neglected. I still see them in places
around the neighborhood, but usually neglected.

They are about 4 feet tall. Not bearded. White with yellow. Very
elegant looking, especially as tall slender cut flowers on their 3'
stems.

Each stem usually puts out 3 flowers or so.

After flowering the leaves tend to flop over and get a bit messy,
which is why they get neglected in corners of peoples' yards, but I've
moved them into clumps and, amazingly, I get nothing but complements
from the neighbors. I tell them it's a neighborhood weed if they just
look around and they are astonished to find I'm right.

So, anyone know what they could be? I don't know what a german or
siberian iris is, but that's what I can find that looks like them.

They are flowering now, in California, with the late bearded irises
and the first of my roses. Well after any bulbs.

Anyone?

gg

I have some very tall yellow iris in a water garden--much taller than
other iris. They were there when I bought the house, so I don't know
what kind they are. You might ask about iris for water gardens. I
think they might also grow outside them.

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Janet Price