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roots - not iris,come in all colors, white, red, yellow
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dooley
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: roots - not iris,come in all colors, white, red, yellow |
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This morning a lady gave me these roots or corms. She has no idea what they are. Her grandson brought them to her. He works for a landscaper who was digging them out. He told her they are not iris and they come in all colors, white, red, yellow, etc.
I will plant them and see what grows. But, does anyone have an idea what they are? Dooley
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Polly
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Don't know what they are Dooley but the plate they are sitting on looks interesting to me.
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dooley
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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dr bought the plate from the same lady. It is an iris pattern depression glass. Dooley
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katsback
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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maybe dahlia's,or canna's
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cajunbelle
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He said they were not irises, but they look like iris rhizomes to me. It will be very interesting to see what they grow up to be. Please keep us posted on their progress Dooley, I am curious now.
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They do look a lot like iris roots but as Sharon says it'll be interesting to see exactly what comes up. 
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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They look a lot like Canna's to me. Can't wait to see what they turn into!
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glendann
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Looks some what like Dahlia's not sure.Let us know what grows from
them Dooley.
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They don't look like the Canna I have dug up and replanted over the years. See what looks like a light brown raffia tassel coming from a few of them? The remants of the Canna leaves that die back do not look like that.
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dooley
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Iris doesn't do it either. Well, I'll get them planted as soon as I can. Maybe, I'll put them in the big pot that dan gave me. All I have to do is dig the dead plant out of it and add a bit more garden soil. There are only two roots there. Dooley
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glendann
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Huge roots should make a large plant.
??????? I can't wait to see what grows.
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Shanna
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I have no clue either  But they do not look like Cannas.I'm with everyone else,I can't wait to see what they are.
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zuzu's petals
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This is a bit of a long shot, 
but they do remind me of some of the Hedychium rhizomes I've planted. 
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I agree, those must have been part of a pretty big plant before. I guess only time will really tell
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katsback
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they surely will be a suprise....
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