We really could beautiful all sorts of place simply by planting flowers native to the area. Imagine what it could do for the community of insects, avians, and mammals...
A few years back, A Way With Words had someone ask about, as a child, going to a cemetery to plant flags, but what the parents brought with them were irises. AWWW got it wrong, and could not explain that certain irises are called "flags". I later called to correct them.
Yellow flag irises are considered invasive across most of the eastern US. Blue flag irises are native, and somewhat endangered due to the larger, hardier yellows pushing them out.
We really could beautiful all sorts of place simply by planting flowers native to the area. Imagine what it could do for the community of insects, avians, and mammals...
ReplyDeleteThey look great and they're tough too.
ReplyDeleteA few years back, A Way With Words had someone ask about, as a child, going to a cemetery to plant flags, but what the parents brought with them were irises. AWWW got it wrong, and could not explain that certain irises are called "flags". I later called to correct them.
ReplyDeleteThere is also a yellow version. I consider both to be "wild" irises, like you might find in a ditch or in the woods.
ReplyDeleteYellow flag irises are considered invasive across most of the eastern US. Blue flag irises are native, and somewhat endangered due to the larger, hardier yellows pushing them out.
ReplyDelete