Flower identification please?

Lakesrider · 06-21-2012, 01:43 PM

I have some of these flowers in front of my house. I did not plant them there. Last year they just appeared. There were only a couple of them so I left them. They have now spread out and there are several as you can see. I was wondering what they were and will they continue to spread if left alone? Sorry, I have not weeded lately. I love perennials as I don't have to work hard on them....

Diana · 06-21-2012, 01:53 PM

Missouri primrose. If they like your spot, they will spread like weeds and you can just pull the ones that get where you don't want them. But they are easy to grow and a great cheerful color where a lot of other things will not grow.

Lakesrider · 06-21-2012, 03:51 PM

Thanks. I thought it might be some type of a primrose. It is the one spot in my yard that actually gets sun for more than an hour. I have a very shady yard so mostly Hostas and Impatiens....

WinterHarborGirl · 06-21-2012, 04:36 PM

They are also called Evening Primrose....All mine are in full bloom...I love them...They do multiply...

Jonas Pilot · 06-21-2012, 05:01 PM

This grows on the shore of my pond. Anybody know what it is? Thanks!

Newbiesaukee · 06-21-2012, 05:08 PM

I believe they are wild iris.

tis · 06-21-2012, 05:43 PM

We have them too and we call them water iris. THat doesn't mean we are right though.

Jonas Pilot · 06-21-2012, 05:47 PM

I can see how they could be called "water iris". When the pond is at full pool the roots and half the new growth is under water.

06-21-2012, 01:43 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Flower identification please? I have some of these flowers in front of my house. I did not plant them there. Last year they just appeared. There were only a couple of them so I left them. They have now spread out and there are several as you can see. I was wondering what they were and will they continue to spread if left alone? Sorry, I have not weeded lately. I love perennials as I don't have to work hard on them....

06-21-2012, 05:01 PM	#5
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	Flower ID? This grows on the shore of my pond. Anybody know what it is? Thanks! Attached Images

06-21-2012, 05:08 PM	#6
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,354 Thanks: 948 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	I believe they are wild iris. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

06-21-2012, 05:47 PM	#8
Jonas Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire is my home, 24-7-365 Posts: 1,686 Thanks: 1,047 Thanked 336 Times in 189 Posts	I can see how they could be called "water iris". When the pond is at full pool the roots and half the new growth is under water. Attached Images

06-21-2012, 01:53 PM	#2
Diana Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 65 Thanks: 345 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Missouri primrose. If they like your spot, they will spread like weeds and you can just pull the ones that get where you don't want them. But they are easy to grow and a great cheerful color where a lot of other things will not grow.

06-21-2012, 03:51 PM	#3
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Thanks. I thought it might be some type of a primrose. It is the one spot in my yard that actually gets sun for more than an hour. I have a very shady yard so mostly Hostas and Impatiens....

06-21-2012, 04:36 PM	#4
WinterHarborGirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chelmsford Mass and Moultonboro Posts: 58 Thanks: 43 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	They are also called Evening Primrose....All mine are in full bloom...I love them...They do multiply...

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06-21-2012, 05:43 PM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,736 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	We have them too and we call them water iris. THat doesn't mean we are right though.