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[rbjong]

Hi many months ago i was given a small cutting. It is a very robust plant that will keep on flowering . It loves the sun.I also have made many cuttings into small pot and all have taken roots. But i don't know the name for it and if it is a local plant.

The flower

mature plant planted together with spathoglottis sp ( colour-pink)

some young plants

Thanks in advance..Robert

 

[Seandew]

It is a member of the Iris family. No idea which type though.

 

[herenorthere]

I think that's what a co-worker of mine calls "Walking Iris" and he tends to be right about such things.

 

[emilias_garden]

<span style='color:teal'>Hello  

Yes, indeed, it is what is commonly named as Walking Iris, it is part of the Iris group and it is also known as Tropical Iris. It's formal name is Neomarica longifolia.

It porduces flowers from late, late Winter, almost early Spring to early Fall. If its flowers are pollinated the ovary in that pollinated flower will start to porduce seeds, but most of the time these seeds never mature and if they get to mature most of the time they are steriles.

If the flowers is not pollinated it will porduce a new plantlet from each faded flower. Since this plant produce a sucession of flowers for each flower stalk, by late Summer or early Fall it will have its flower stalks full of new plantlets hanging. You can divide these plantlets and then you will have countless new plants. Or you can do what you did, just divide plants from the rhizomes.

Cheers,
Jorge Joel...
Emilia's Garden</span>

 

[rbjong]

...this plant produce a sucession of flowers for each flower stalk, by late Summer or early Fall it will have its flower stalks full of new plantlets hanging. You can divide these plantlets and then you will have countless new plant...

Cheers,
Jorge Joel...
Emilia's Garden


thanks for the input. My young plants are derived according to your explaination,but without me knowing if it's the right way.  I was only trying, and surprise, after 5 weeks roots were coming out the bottom of the pot  

Robert

 

[emilias_garden]

<span style='color:teal'>Hello Robert!  

Well then prepare yourself to have your place invaded by these plants, they are really prolific and beautiful

You will really enjoy them. If you plant them in the ground they can be spread rapidly and sometimes they can be a little invasive. But you can control this by dividing  

Enjoy...

Jorge Joel...
Emilia's Garden</span>

 

[rbjong]

Thanks JJ , if no other plant can invade let them .thanks for all the info.

Robert

 

[emilias_garden]

<span style='color:teal'>Your are very welcome

Cheers,
Jorge Joel...
Emilia's Garden</span>