mystified and daunted by ancient iris! PHOTO 2

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Carrie_N Fleischmanns, NY Nov 15, 2010

mystified and daunted by ancient iris! PHOTO 2

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Nov 15, 2010

Where are the tubers? Knock the dirt off and take a picture.

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Steve812 Prescott, AZ(Zone 7a) Nov 15, 2010

Your iris look quite a bit like daylilies to me both above and below ground. What do the flowers look like?

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Nov 15, 2010

Steve, maybe that is what is wrong. I think you are right. Would love to see a flower from them.

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Carrie_N Fleischmanns, NY Nov 15, 2010

thanks, guys! They are definitely iris; I can't show one cuz they finish blooming in June here. They are the slender bright purple kind, not bearded.

Tubers, I'm not really seeing, which is what worries me. I wonder if because they are so old, the tubers are way way down...but the roots and buds at the surface are so thick!

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Nov 15, 2010

Why can't she just pull them apart and plant the roots?

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shune Burien, WA(Zone 7b) Nov 15, 2010

I posted on your first thread also, but I think you have Japanese or Siberian Iris.
They don't have tubers/rhizomes, they have roots. Details on your first thread... :o)

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