If it has a rhizome or other underground storage, it's still appropriate. On Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 8:20 PM Jim and Marilynne Mellander via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I pulled out one of the stems of my "false iris" and it doesn't have > a bulb on it so > this may not be the appropriate place to ask for ID > Thanks, > MLM > > At 05:00 AM 9/21/2025, you wrote: > >Send pbs mailing list submissions to > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > >You can reach the person managing the list at > > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > > > >List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Jim and Marilynne Mellander) > > 2. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Mary Gorton) > > 3. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Garak) > > 4. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Rick Rodich) > > 5. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Michael Loos) > > 6. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Eugene Zielinski) > > 7. Re: pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 (Eugene Zielinski) > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:55:43 -0700 > >From: Jim and Marilynne Mellander <mellander@comcast.net> > >To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: > > > >< > 02kJvgmywAk5A02kLv59pO.1758394546.78af75a66053b003a9d446e6c3b48106.MISSINGID@comcast.net > > > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > >I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > >flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > >know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > >the end of a tough stem > >Thanks in advance > >MLM > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:22:28 +0000 (UTC) > >From: Mary Gorton <mgorton01@verizon.net> > >To: "pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net" > > <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Cc: Jim and Marilynne Mellander <mellander@comcast.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: <2144006855.3154978.1758396148718@mail.yahoo.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Could it be this?Trimezia northiana - Wikipedia > >Mary Gorton > > > > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 02:55:50 PM EDT, Jim and > > Marilynne Mellander via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > >flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > >know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > >the end of a tough stem > >Thanks in advance > >MLM > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >PBS Forum > >latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 3 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:36:33 +0200 > >From: Garak <garak@code-garak.de> > >To: Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: <77c379ad-c277-4059-b8c9-88158928e009@code-garak.de> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > >Hi, > > > >"small" is a very relative term - but I wouldn't use it on any of the > >non-yellow trimezias. "Fan on a tough stem" sounds a lot like the bamboo > >irises I. wattii and I. confusa, but they also wouldn't qualify as small > >FOR ME.? If I'd interpret small as tiny I'd go for Ennealophus which > >really looks a lot like a miniature iris. > > > >you could try posting an image over at the forum.... > > > >Martin > > > >Am 20.09.25 um 21:22 schrieb Mary Gorton via pbs: > > > Could it be this?Trimezia northiana - Wikipedia > > > Mary Gorton > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 02:55:50 PM EDT, Jim and > > Marilynne Mellander via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > > > flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > > > know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > > > the end of a tough stem > > > Thanks in advance > > > MLM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum > > latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum > > latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > >-- > >Martin (pronoun: he) > >---------------------------------------------- > >Southern Germany > >Likely zone 7a > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 4 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:14:25 GMT > >From: "Rick Rodich" <rrodich@juno.com> > >To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: <20250920.171425.19336.0@webmail06.dca.untd.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > > >Iris dichotoma (Vesper iris)? Rick Rodich > > > >---------- Original Message ---------- > >From: Garak via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >To: Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Cc: Garak <garak@code-garak.de> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:36:33 +0200 > > > >Hi, > > > >"small" is a very relative term - but I wouldn't use it on any of the > >non-yellow trimezias. "Fan on a tough stem" sounds a lot like the bamboo > >irises I. wattii and I. confusa, but they also wouldn't qualify as small > >FOR ME. If I'd interpret small as tiny I'd go for Ennealophus which > >really looks a lot like a miniature iris. > > > >you could try posting an image over at the forum.... > > > >Martin > > > >Am 20.09.25 um 21:22 schrieb Mary Gorton via pbs: > > > Could it be this Trimezia northiana - Wikipedia > > > Mary Gorton > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 02:55:50 PM EDT, Jim and > > Marilynne Mellander via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > > > flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > > > know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > > > the end of a tough stem > > > Thanks in advance > > > MLM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum > > latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum > > latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > >-- > >Martin (pronoun: he) > >---------------------------------------------- > >Southern Germany > >Likely zone 7a > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >PBS Forum > >latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:42:11 -0400 > >From: Michael Loos <loos14847@gmail.com> > >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: > > <CAJ00K4ocvpzbWejQzvd+_tNgEi= > xks9M-bpgz71+qj_uyN23vQ@mail.gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > >Hmm. Neomarica? > > > >On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 6:16?PM Rick Rodich via pbs < > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > Iris dichotoma (Vesper iris)? Rick Rodich > > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > > From: Garak via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > To: Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > Cc: Garak <garak@code-garak.de> > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > > > Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:36:33 +0200 > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > "small" is a very relative term - but I wouldn't use it on any of the > > > non-yellow trimezias. "Fan on a tough stem" sounds a lot like the > bamboo > > > irises I. wattii and I. confusa, but they also wouldn't qualify as > small > > > FOR ME. If I'd interpret small as tiny I'd go for Ennealophus which > > > really looks a lot like a miniature iris. > > > > > > you could try posting an image over at the forum.... > > > > > > Martin > > > > > > Am 20.09.25 um 21:22 schrieb Mary Gorton via pbs: > > > > Could it be this Trimezia northiana - Wikipedia > > > > Mary Gorton > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 02:55:50 PM EDT, Jim and > > > Marilynne Mellander via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > > > > flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > > > > know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > > > > the end of a tough stem > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > MLM > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pbs mailing list > > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > PBS Forum latest: > > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pbs mailing list > > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > PBS Forum latest: > > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Martin (pronoun: he) > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > Southern Germany > > > Likely zone 7a > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > PBS Forum latest: > > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 6 > >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:11:17 +0000 > >From: Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net> > >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: <ffb80288-d058-f6d4-0463-3affe116f072@earthlink.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > >One possibility is Moraea polystachya. It would be helpful to know > >where the plant is being grown -- indoors or outdoors? what part of > >the country? > > > >Eugene Zielinski > >Prescott Valley, Arizona > >USA > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Sent: Sep 20, 2025 11:55 AM > >To: <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Cc: Jim and Marilynne Mellander <mellander@comcast.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > > > >I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > >flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > >know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > >the end of a tough stem > >Thanks in advance > >MLM > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >Unsubscribe: > >PBS Forum > >latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 7 > >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:20:48 +0000 > >From: Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net> > >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > >Message-ID: <1a93430f-3aef-61cd-f685-751dd881b925@earthlink.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > >Another possibility is the Walking Iris, Neomarica (Trimezia?) > >gracilis. It has flattened leaves like an iris, and reproduces by > >producing plantlets at the end of a flattened stalk, somewhat like a > >Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum). > > > >Eugene Zielinski > >Prescott Valley, Arizona > >USA > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Sent: Sep 20, 2025 11:55 AM > >To: <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >Cc: Jim and Marilynne Mellander <mellander@comcast.net> > >Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13 > > > >I biought a plant called "false iris" some time ago...it has little > >flowers that look like small purple iris...does anyone > >know the generic name of this plant...the leaves are fan shaped at > >the end of a tough stem > >Thanks in advance > >MLM > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >Unsubscribe: > >PBS Forum > >latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Subject: Digest Footer > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >PBS Forum > >latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >End of pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 14 > >************************************ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…