pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 14

Jim and Marilynne Mellander via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:19:50 PDT
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

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>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:55:43 -0700
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>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
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>From: Mary Gorton <mgorton01@verizon.net>
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>  Could it be this?Trimezia northiana - Wikipedia
>Mary Gorton
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>     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
>
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>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:36:33 +0200
>From: Garak <garak@code-garak.de>
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>Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13
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>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
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>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
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>Message: 4
>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:14:25 GMT
>From: "Rick Rodich" <rrodich@juno.com>
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>Iris dichotoma (Vesper iris)? Rick Rodich
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>Cc: Garak <garak@code-garak.de>
>Subject: Re: [pbs] pbs Digest, Vol 103, Issue 13
>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:36:33 +0200
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>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
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>Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:42:11 -0400
>From: Michael Loos <loos14847@gmail.com>
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>Hmm.  Neomarica?
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>On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 6:16?PM Rick Rodich via pbs <
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> > Iris dichotoma (Vesper iris)? Rick Rodich
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> > ---------- Original Message ----------
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> > 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
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>Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:11:17 +0000
>From: Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net>
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>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
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>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
>
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>Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:20:48 +0000
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>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
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>USA
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>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
>
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