Herbertia Species, Chilean Iris, Herbert's Iris, Prairie Nymph (Herbertia lahue)

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan May 17, 2004

Herbertia Species, Chilean Iris, Herbert's Iris, Prairie Nymph
Herbertia lahue

This is the Chilean subspecies, not to be confused with the one from Texas.

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Baa Jul 30, 2004

They look like little propellers, give them a tap and they'll spin off into the distance.

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 30, 2004

...and, believe it or not, the bulbs are submarine-shaped...



not ;)

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Baa Jul 30, 2004

Not the famous yellow then?

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 31, 2004

No - only white! And VERY hardy...

not ;)

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PinkLotus Houston, TX Aug 01, 2004

Baa you just dated yourself! Yellow submarine, indeed.

I am curious about the comment on the ones from Texas. There are irises native to Texas? (I am no iris expert.)

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Aug 01, 2004

Hi PinkLotus!

My first reaction would be to say, "forget common names - they just cause confusion", but that would earn me the wrath of many devoted gardeners here, so let me temper it into a "well - it's not really an iris, per se..." ;)

Just think of it as a "bulbous irid".

Herbertia lahue, along with Habranthus tubispathus and Zephyanthes chlorosolen, can be found both in the southern US and on the Pacific coast of South America. How they got there nobody knows, but some imaginative souls have postulated Spanish galleons plying the gold, mango, and ornamental plant trade...

Oh - and Baa is actually just barely out of nappies. She has, however, exquisite taste (with notable lapses including geraniums and Chelsea lilies), and a great willingness to learn from her...(ahem)... elders. Hence an encyclopaedic knowledge of ancient English poetry, from Shakespeare to Lennon. I believe she has also written a scholarly work on The Shrubberies of the Middle Ages...

;)

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Baa Aug 01, 2004

Me thinks the gentleman is telling a couple of porkies ;)

Honourable Sir

The lilies to which you refer are purely of historical and viral mutation interest and have probably never graced Chelsea's overcrowded show. However, historical shrubberies and their application in knights forests may well be on the cards ... when I get a nice padded cell ajacent to yours *G*

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