I got this beautiful plant from a gardener, it looks like an orchid...
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Clara
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It blooms once a year, flowers last about 12 hours, sometimes I don't get to see it.
Taken in full bloom in May
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looks like a purple iris
Carol Hodgson
on Jun 02, 2016
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I have no idea :-) but it looks great!!! greetings from germany! :-)
Cornelia willert
on Jun 02, 2016
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I believe this is "Giant Apostles" Walking Iris - Botanical name 'Neomarica caerulea'. Hope this helps. Love the Purple
Jeff Lim
on Jun 02, 2016
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Oh what a gorgeous Iris.
Merrie
on Jun 02, 2016
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Iris, I have it too
June Luis
on Jun 02, 2016
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"ORCHID" IRIS..
Gra559073
on Jun 02, 2016
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First look, a fancy Iris...
S tirman
on Jun 02, 2016
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Jeff Lim's observation is correct, it's Walking Iris var. Giant Apostle (Neomarica caerulea)
Rodrigo Sebidos
on Jun 02, 2016
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I agree with granny-rose2u! Very beautiful!
Elaine Freimuth
on Jun 02, 2016
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Irises are not related to Orchids
Rodrigo Sebidos
on Jun 02, 2016
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It looks like a Siberian iris
Susan
on Jun 02, 2016
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I agree it's an iris. My deep purple with yellow centers did beautifully this year down here in Louisiana bayou country. I pulled some up from a swampy area a couple of years ago and they've really multiplied. I forgot I even had them til they started blooming amongst all my other lilies and jungle.
ObiaMan
on Jun 02, 2016
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Very beautiful specimen I might add. Fleur de Lis at its finest.
ObiaMan
on Jun 02, 2016
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Siberian iris. I have 2
Sondra Shephard
on Jun 02, 2016
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I live in Southern California and my mom had an entire flower bed just loaded with these beautiful Iris's! So amazingly gorgeous! The are was just BURSTING!
Pamela Bennett
on Jun 02, 2016
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I believe it is a Japanese Iris
Ellen
on Jun 02, 2016
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it a walking iris. When the bloom falls off, it will be a new plant. Just like the airplane plant that puts out pups. In florida or south from there, they are planted outside and the new plant from the bloom falls over and starts a whole new plant. (That's why they call it walking) I cut mine off and put them in a vase until they root. Then plant. I give mine away for special occasions. People love them.
Donna
on Jun 02, 2016
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Ha-ha, not in the real sense, but possible since Irises can be propagated either by seeds, bulbs, or Rhizomes (underground stem, also a propagule) specifically creeping rhizomes if allowed to grow for a long time (grows horizontally) plantlets emerges from the rhizomatous stems (with nodes and internodes randomly scattered). Nodes have meristematic( actively dividing cells)region where new plants developed, so in a sense "walking around" if you don't disturb them or if the rhizomes are severed from the main plant and moved away from the original spot, new plants developed "liked to walk all over the place" There are two general types of Irises based on growth habit, the Rhizomatous Irises, and the Bulbous Irises. The later is common in drier areas.
Rodrigo Sebidos
on Jun 02, 2016
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We have some like this in Louisiana & they are called Loiisiana Native Irises. They are beautiful & very hardy. Also have them in yellow.
Shirlee m
on Jun 03, 2016
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I live in Alabama and I've never seen the yellow ones! I bet they're beautiful!! My mom recently gave me some of the purple and I would love to have some yellow! Does anyone know where to buy them?
DeLisa Edwards
on Jun 03, 2016
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No, thank you. That truly has to be one of the most beautiful flowers possible. In the ground with right conditions, irises spread bigtime. My purple ones were close to my Easter lilies and they were all out at the same time. Yours would make a magnificent mass planting in the garden.
ObiaMan
on Jun 03, 2016
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Here in Finland irises grow by the rivers. :)
Aalto Talvikki
on Jun 10, 2016
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yes, Irises are quite adapted and hardy plants. Grows well in temperate regions(Rhizomatous type) while some varieties can be grown in drier areas ( Bulbous type)
Rodrigo Sebidos
on Jun 11, 2016
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Accepted all the answers given by all those wonderful members of hometalk, thanks to all who took the time to answer!
Clara
on Jun 11, 2016
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http://www.guide-to-houseplants.com/walking-iris.html
Cheryl Malone
on Jun 15, 2016
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