Wild yellow IRIS (Iris pseudocurus)
Sometimes called Queen of the Swamp, wild yellow IRISES are taking over the ditches and some ponds in south-central Ontario. Brought to North America in the early 1900s, they escaped cultivation and are now naturalized in just about any place wet enough to maintain their watery needs.
Iris growing in a shady spot
Considered INVASIVE by many, they are also very lovely this time of year.
I am linking to Jenny Matlock at Alphabe-Thursday HERE
39 comments:
sometimes called Yellow Flag?
Your shots are really inspirational!
thanks for sharing.
betty
Pretty, they look a lot like some of the Pacific native iris.
I've seen irises growing along side the road here and thought that someone may have planted them there. I'm wondering now if they are growing wild.
How beautiful and amazing. I've never seen an iris growing in the wild.
I often wonder,why it is that these pretty flowers and many others become so invasive.They are beautiful.
They are beautiful. I hope they are not too destructive.
If they have "watery needs" they would never survive here in the desert. They are beautiful!
Lovely. I think I like the first one best.
A beauty of nature and photography!
God bless you!
Cezar
Lovely invaders!
If I was a painter, I would ask for your permission to paint that first...it is so beautiful.
I do love coming on a mountain meadow when the wild iris are in bloom. lovely picture.
How gorgeous!
The wildflowers are just starting to appear here. You've inspired me to take my camera for a walk tonight!
Invasive, shamsive... these irises are so nice.
They are really gorgeous, and the yellow color is fantastic.
These are prolific along the margins of our local canal!
How beautiful! We have some wild ones, but purple, down by the frog pond!
Cheers from S.E. Ontario Cottage Country!
Invasive or vigorous? It's all a matter of perspective, but it is beautiful no matter how you view it!
Teresa
Lovely!
They might be considered invasive by some but I think they are exquisite!
Gorgeous photos!
We have the purple wild irises around our pond and along nearby lake shores.
Such lovely Iris flowers! You captured them well! :)
I did not know the back story. Thanks for this. We have plenty of these queens in our swamps, to be sure.
They really are lovely! Beautiful shots...
EG, are they also called yellow flags?
Let them come! They are so beautiful! There are worse invasive things in this world!!!
I'm amazed at the number of iris varieties there are. And they are all beautiful!
So so much better than dandelions!
Dana
We have some of them in our back pond and they haven't taken off in the years since we planted them. They sit underwater all winter and then completely dry out in the summer - perhaps this harsh environment keeps them down. They are beautiful!
Lovely! I haven't had luck with these in my water features....I wouldn't mind them invading my space one bit.
They are lovely, indeed, and such a cheery sight.
Wow! These are some beautiful Irises you captured!
beautiful. I love the first one.
Once they take hold those little critters really take off, but you can't help admiring their beauty.
I know we aren't supposed to like "invasive" but I'd be happy it these invaded my property.
Darla
I bet it looks lovely!~Ames
One man's "invasive" is anothers gift of nature.
Me? I think they're lovely. And if people don't like 'em, don't look at 'em! :-)
They are beautiful. I used to love the wild roses that grew around the fencerows back East. The blackberry brambles. The huckleberry thickets. All invasive according to farmers, but beautiful (and delicious) to me!
Thanks for an interesting and lovely link this week.
A+
I think they are so beautiful! I agree with some of the others tha commented...the irises would be welcome to "invade" around here any time :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
(I am actually a week behind!...wanting to stop and say hello as I try to see more "I" posts before it's on to the "J" posts!)
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