ID Question

[an_su]

A friend of mine who recently moved to London UK - and who just moved to a new house, posted me this photo from her garden asking me to identify the plant.. I see it's the seedpod of some bulbous plant ? But I don't know what it is...

Can any of you help telling what plant this is ?

Comments

[rhiannon_s]

I'm just getting an error message saying the image is locked, you may need to adjust your settings.

[an_su]

Thank you for letting me know... I'm trying to edit and set the privacy level to public when I'm uploading the photo to LJ ... but I can't find that option :/ sigh...

[an_su]

I've just changed to public I guess -- does it work ?

[rhiannon_s]

Visible now. I don't recognise it right off though, sorry. I'll have a look at some books later.

[dark_phoenix54]

Try looking up "iris foetidus" and see if the foliage looks right for what you have.

[an_su]

Thank you - it at least tells what kind of flowers to expect in spring :)

[rhodielady_47]

I agree.
It's that or a close relative.
:^)

[rhodielady_47]

These plants are definitely members of the Iris family.
Please tell your friend that the seeds are easy to start. All your friend needs to do is plant the seeds and let them spend the winter outside where birds or animals can't get to them.
The seedlings will look like grass at first and will probably need to become three years old before they will bloom for the first time.
It's good to hear from you again.
:^)