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Things I know
- it's early spring.
- the flowers start out midblue and fade over time to almost white
- it's probably a bulb or similar, since all my jonquils, snowdrops, daffodils and irises are coming out now too.





Speaking of irises, anyone able to pin down what one in particular I have? It is from a root that looks rather like ginger, not a bulb. The leaves are very flat, point straight up, and are shaped rather like knifeblades.



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Date: 2011-09-07 05:01 am (UTC)
teapot_rabbit: Black and white cartoon rabbit head with >_< face. (Default)
From: [personal profile] teapot_rabbit
My family always called that first flower a starflower, but I don't think that's the correct name. The are bulbs, but the bulbs themselves are very small.

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Date: 2011-09-07 05:04 am (UTC)
teapot_rabbit: Black and white cartoon rabbit head with >_< face. (Default)
From: [personal profile] teapot_rabbit
Hah, turns out I was mostly right. The first plant is a spring star flower, Ipheion uniflorum.

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Date: 2011-09-07 12:32 pm (UTC)
loligo: Scully with blue glasses (Default)
From: [personal profile] loligo
I think your iris is a Japanese iris (Iris ensata). There are so many different types of iris, it gets complicated, but I don't *think* there's any other kind that has that flat, open-faced form.

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Date: 2011-09-07 03:56 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dantesspirit
The iris reminds me of the Japanese Irises, only not as flat. Maybe it's a version of the Japanese Water Iris, also known as a Louisiana Water Iris?

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Date: 2011-09-08 01:34 am (UTC)
via_ostiense: Eun Chan eating, yellow background (Default)
From: [personal profile] via_ostiense
The flowers in the first two photos are gorgeous -- I love the crispness of the petals' shape!

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