You may have to wait for flowering to ID them. In the second photo the two on the right could be hymenocallis, I think. The 3rd and 4th photos could be irises. Can't be at all sure at this stage of growth. Botany, being the most sexual of the sciences classifies plants by the size, shape, number and appearance of the organism's sexual organs. But you knew that, right? Patience, patience. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>; <iris-species@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:59 PM Subject: [pbs] iris & guest > First, forgive this cross post. I am continuing to transplant species > irises from my pond, into a new bed. So many of my pots in my pond have > become jumbled up over the years, some over run with a > grass/sedge/whatever, some died out and are empty. Some seem to have > delightful surprises in them.... and that's where I'm seeking help from > you all. > > This looks like it may be something important. I once had Hymenocallis > in this pot, but never saw it again... and that was YEARS ago. Could > these be Hymenocallis? > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/WTF1.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/WTF2.JPG (there's 2 of them in this photo) > > This same pot also once held Iris tridentata. I think once I untangle > the root mass away from the grass/sedge/whatever I'll be able to better > guess what it is. > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/IRIS1.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/IRIS2.JPG (you can see that mystery > plant on the right side of this photo, the Iris species is on the left) > > > I'll have some more pictures in a bit... of other aquatic/emergent > mystery plants... perhaps severely OT, but oh well. :-) > > I'm really anxious to get that first mystery plant identified. If it's > not Hymenocallis, what could it be? I don't see it growing in any other > pots yet. But I've only been through about 8 and have 20+ more to go ! > > Thanks, > Dennis in Cincinnati where it's 75 degrees out and I got off work at > 3pm, WOO HOO! And I'm covered in pond muck! Ain't life grand? :-) > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
