Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
Sydney garden this week)

(A) The flower looks to me like an iris:

http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg


(B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:

http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg

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Hi

Is Dietes grandiflora also known as Wild Iris.

Someone is selling it on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wild-Iris-Dietes-grandiflora-200-seed s_W0QQitemZ44187
41801QQcategoryZ3185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Cheers

Richard

"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
news:8mvsn1pldnfp4c31t9dt0v4nppcqmv78dh [at] 4ax.com...
> Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
> Sydney garden this week)
>
> (A) The flower looks to me like an iris:
>
> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg
>
>
> (B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
> have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:
>
> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg

Oops second photo is of Kalanchoe beharensis.


"loosecanon" <loosecanon [at] iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:437f334c$0$22539$5a62ac22 [at] per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Hi
>
> Is Dietes grandiflora also known as Wild Iris.
>
> Someone is selling it on eBay
>
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wild-Iris-Dietes-grandiflora-200-seed s_W0QQitemZ44187
> 41801QQcategoryZ3185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard
>
> "Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
> news:8mvsn1pldnfp4c31t9dt0v4nppcqmv78dh [at] 4ax.com...
> > Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
> > Sydney garden this week)
> >
> > (A) The flower looks to me like an iris:
> >
> > http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg
> >
> >
> > (B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
> > have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:
> >
> > http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg
>
>

Thanks, Richard. I would never have got the Kalanchoe beharensis!

What is the pronunciation of Dietes?

Die-tees? Dee-tees? Di-ee-tes? Dee-ay-tes?

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:15:28 +0800, "loosecanon"
<loosecanon [at] iinet.net.au> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Is Dietes grandiflora also known as Wild Iris.
>
>Someone is selling it on eBay
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wild-Iris-Dietes-grandiflora-200-seed s_W0QQitemZ44187
>41801QQcategoryZ3185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>Cheers
>
>Richard
>
>"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
>news:8mvsn1pldnfp4c31t9dt0v4nppcqmv78dh [at] 4ax.com...
>> Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
>> Sydney garden this week)
>>
>> (A) The flower looks to me like an iris:
>>
>> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg
>>
>>
>> (B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
>> have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:
>>
>> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg
>

haha I say Diet-ees others say die- etees. Don't start with Kalanchoe no one
I have heard yet has pronounced that the same.

Cheers

Richard


"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
news:kvdvn11rg1aqbuq6lgfnb5fhtqllgvgdjo [at] 4ax.com...
> Thanks, Richard. I would never have got the Kalanchoe beharensis!
>
> What is the pronunciation of Dietes?
>
> Die-tees? Dee-tees? Di-ee-tes? Dee-ay-tes?
>
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:15:28 +0800, "loosecanon"
> <loosecanon [at] iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >
> >Is Dietes grandiflora also known as Wild Iris.
> >
> >Someone is selling it on eBay
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wild-Iris-Dietes-grandiflora-200-seed s_W0QQitemZ4418
7
> >41801QQcategoryZ3185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
> >news:8mvsn1pldnfp4c31t9dt0v4nppcqmv78dh [at] 4ax.com...
> >> Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
> >> Sydney garden this week)
> >>
> >> (A) The flower looks to me like an iris:
> >>
> >> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >> (B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
> >> have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:
> >>
> >> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg
> >
>

Dunno about anyone else but I pronounce it Die-ee-tees.
B

"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
news:kvdvn11rg1aqbuq6lgfnb5fhtqllgvgdjo [at] 4ax.com...
> Thanks, Richard. I would never have got the Kalanchoe beharensis!
>
> What is the pronunciation of Dietes?
>
> Die-tees? Dee-tees? Di-ee-tes? Dee-ay-tes?
>
> On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:15:28 +0800, "loosecanon"
> <loosecanon [at] iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>Is Dietes grandiflora also known as Wild Iris.
>>
>>Someone is selling it on eBay
>> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wild-Iris-Dietes-grandiflora-200-seed s_W0QQitemZ44187
>>41801QQcategoryZ3185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Richard
>>
>>"Richard Wright" <richwrigREMOVE [at] tig.com.au> wrote in message
>>news:8mvsn1pldnfp4c31t9dt0v4nppcqmv78dh [at] 4ax.com...
>>> Can somebody help me with specific IDs on a flower and a tree (in a
>>> Sydney garden this week)
>>>
>>> (A) The flower looks to me like an iris:
>>>
>>> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/IrisLike.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> (B) The tree has sharp-edged scars all up its trunk from where leaves
>>> have fallen off. The leaves are fleshy and velvety:
>>>
>>> http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/LargeLeavedTree.jpg
>>
>

Richard,

We had a few of those iris in our front garden. We were told they were
natives. That may be so, but not of Australia.

They grew into large clumps and if they are not dead-headed after
flowering, the seeds sprout up everywhere.

In my opinion, they're as weed-like as the bloody-awful agapanthus. Both
should be banned (though I hear there is a new aga out which is not as
invasive).

Mark.