Neomarica longifolia have yellow flowers with mottled brown markings. It can be propagated by rhizomes or from the offsets formed from the flowering stem. It can be planted in partial shade, but for showy blooms, it is best to locate under full sun.
The leaves are sword like and upright and can extend up to 2-3 feet.
FROM BUD TO BLOOM
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Fully extended petals
The centre is mottled with brown markings.
At the end of the day, the petal closes and drop off the next day. Each flower last only one day, but the following day, another one will takes its place, ensuring that the clump is always adorned with blooms.
When flowering is done, little plantlets "pups"developed next to the spent blooms. These can be harvested and planted elsewhere.
If nothing is done about it, the flowering stem gets weighted down to the ground allowing the plantlets to get rooted and replant themselves. Over time, the clumps will continue in all directions, änd literally walked" to a new spot.
However when planted in a container, the "walking" will somehow be restrained. I started planting the pups not too long ago. Now here it is rewarding me with blooms.
The denuded petiole is one of the dragonflies' favourite holding post.
Golden dragonflies are also commonly seen on the clumps.
A Thunbergia Erecta flower is seen in the background.
The flower fly however prefer the leaf blade
Those dragonflies are stunners! Wonderful close ups.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris. Great to have you re-visit my blog after a long absence.
DeleteBeautiful photos as always! The dragonflies are very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, but I like your kitchen flavours even better. Like what one blogger commented: should become your neighbour.
DeleteNeomarica blooms is beautiful and looks like wild orchid but the most alluring attraction is the dragonflies. I tried several times to captured them, but failed. Yours are so close and clear. I like.
ReplyDeleteDragonflies can be temperamental. Sometimes they stay very still, or even pose for you but more often, times remain elusive.
DeleteGreat post on one of the most common plants in my garden here. I have lots of it growing throughout the shadehouse and front garden bed, as well as underneath the pergola. It's such a hardy groundcover.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your walking irises are doing marathons! Your garden must be so much enhanced by them.
DeleteHey Elsie! Nice shots..I had to throw away this iris as it got out of control even though it was in a container. I'm taking a break from my gardening blog at the moment and quite busy with my makan blog. Do drop by at http://whiffpassion.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSee ya! :)
Will definitely drop by your makan blog. I've taken a long hiatus from my own food blog. I find it so tedious typing out the ingredients. Shall go back to it later.
DeleteGreat pictures of insects, especially I love this one of red dragonfly! The iris is really walking, what a wise nature, Elsie!
ReplyDeleteHello Nadezda. Mother Nature is wise and omnipotent to handle all the intricacies and mysteries of life.
DeleteBeautiful yellow iris and great photos of the dragonflies! Thank you for sharing. Have a nice week! :)
ReplyDeleteI must say that the iris are great plants to have. A good weekend for you too!
DeleteIs walking yellow iris edible?
DeleteHello Elsie!:) I can see what you mean about the similarity of the Golden Dragonfly to the Broad bodied Dragonfly. The other purple and red one is beautiful. The Iris plant is a good plant for large gardens, and looks
ReplyDeletegreat in your pot.
When I viewed your post, the similarity strikes me as uncannily familiar. They must be cousins!
DeleteIn fact I think this iris looks better displayed in container planting than in the ground.
Your dragonfly photos are just incredible! I need plants that walk around my garden and plant themselves. Less work for me. :o)
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, its fine if its just a few clusters or types of plants, but imagine the chaos where there are more of them!
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