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Walking Iris or Apostle Plant

Neomarica (Walking Iris or Apostle Plant

Photo by p.young713
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Description:

I was given this plant by an older woman, who said it was an Iris from the 1920s. She did not know the name, it was one of her mothers plants. It only blooms one time of year in the spring!

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Comments (11)

Thank you! One of my favorite plants!
Looks like an iris. An heirloom iris, that is! It's beautiful!
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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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