May. 22, 2022
giant blue iris, Iris giganticaerulea
Giant? Indeed, as iris goes. When I took this shot I was standing on a boardwalk about 18 inches high, looking straight across at it. Taller than I am! Giant blue iris grows in southern Louisiana and maybe AL and MS, depending on who you refer to. The flower is 5 or 6 inches across. Barataria Preserve, Lafourche Parish LA, 4/15/22.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?