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Plant ID

paulpuk2000paulpuk2000 Posts: 93
in Problem solving
What plant is this?  I thought it might be bearded Iris, but I think that's not right.  They've come up lovely this year, because I've had to chance prune early, and clear brambles, which actually revealed corms underneath.  In previous years, we've had one only, with just one year where we had 2 blooms, but this year we've had about 15 blooms, and it looks great.

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Definitely an Iris of sorts. Could be one of the Pacific coast hybrid types.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Could be Iris pseudacorus
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited June 2022
    I was thinking iris pseudacorus too. Is it a damp spot there? They often grow in and around ponds.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • paulpuk2000paulpuk2000 Posts: 93
    No, not that I know of.  As I said before, THIS year I've had time to clear the area around them, but I don't believe it is particularly damp there, and can't think of any reason that it would be damp, though we may well have a drain pipe that runs under the garden, so possibly that is playing a role.

    Thanks for the input guys. It does look very much like pseudocorus & it also has the characteristic ridge down the centre of the leaf.  On checking, it seem it is quite an invasive plant, so whilst I really like this year's display (up from 1 to 15 blooms), I don't want it to get too populated.  Should I be deadheading after it has bloomed, to stop it going to seed.  I also have a Hemerocallis (Day Lily) which I'm wondering about too.  Should I be deadheading this too, for the same reason?  
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