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(Yellow Iris - 01) On 31
May 2004 we spotted two clumps of yellow flag or yellow iris growing along the
edge of Sleepy Hollow Lake with other wild flowers and grasses. This was
the first time in our 31 years of being here that we have seen a yellow iris.
This is the only species of yellow iris that grows wild. Yellow iris grow
to heights of between one and three feet.
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(Yellow Iris - 01a) The
leaves of the yellow Iris are long, flat and upright with a sword-like
appearance. A flower bud can be seen in the upper left of the photo.
According to the literature, only one flower grows at the terminal, or upper end
of each flower stalk. The frilly white wildflower growing to the left of
the yellow iris flower is white bedstraw. (We thought that some of our visitors
might wonder.)
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(Yellow Iris - 02) The
construction of the yellow iris flower is quite interesting: The large
yellow petal-like structures with the dark veining are really the 3 sepals.
The shorter petal-like structures that partially cover the sepals are really the
3 styles. Three stamens are hidden under the the styles. In the
center of the flower are the 3 tiny (by comparison) petals. The total
flower measures about 3 inches across.
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(Yellow Iris - 03) In
this yellow iris flower photo, we can see the way the sepals curl downward.
Yellow iris bloom from May to July.
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(Yellow Iris - 03a) In
this bee's eye view of a yellow iris flower, we can see more of the details of
the sepal, style, and petal.
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(Yellow Iris - 04)
Despite the fact that the literature says that yellow iris flowers are solitary
and terminal, this photo proves that there can be at least three flowers on a
stalk: The one in the foreground is withering, the one in the background
is mature, and between the two yellow iris flowers is a bud.
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(Yellow Iris - 05) In
this photo, we have a closer look at the bud of the third yellow iris to grow on
this single stalk.
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(Yellow Iris - 06) In
this water-side view of a clump of yellow iris, we can see that both the leaves
and the flower stalks grow from the base.
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(Yellow Iris - 07) In
this photo, we can see the way the yellow iris leaves, with their lineal
veining, fan out from a basal cluster.
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(Yellow Iris - 08) Even
a withering yellow iris flower retains much of its beauty. Yellow iris are
native to Asia and Europe.
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(Yellow
Iris - 09) This is another yellow iris flower. Yellow iris are
usually found along the edges of lakes, rivers, and streams, and in marsh lands.
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(Yellow Iris - 10)
This is another photo of a yellow flag iris growing on the side of the lake.
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(Yellow Iris - 10a)
In this photo of a yellow flag iris, we can see another iris bud behind the
flower stem, and another emerging flower stem near the bottom of the photo.
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(Yellow Iris - 11)
In this photo of the yellow flag iris, we can see the sky reflected in the
background of the quiet lake.
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(Yellow Iris - 12)
In this close up photo of a yellow flag iris, we lifted up one of a styles to
reveal the normally hidden stamen.
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(Yellow Iris - 12a)
In this bee's eye view of a yellow flag iris, we have a closer look at one of
the stamens and the fallen pollen grains lying on the sepal below.
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(Yellow Iris - 13)
This is another close up photo of a normally hidden stamen of a yellow flag iris.
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(Yellow Iris - 14)
This is a clump of yellow flag iris that was growing along the edge of the lake
next to a dock, from which we took the photo.
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(Yellow Iris - 15)
This photo of yellow flag iris was sent to us by Darlu Littledeer, with our
thanks. She wrote: "I have been hiking around
the lake at Craighead Forest Park here in Jonesboro, AR for over 5 years. This
past week I saw for the very first time one small stand of yellow iris growing
at the lake's edge. I didn't know exactly what the flowers were, so I came home
and did some research on my computer. I knew the flowers were iris and knew they
were yellow; didn't know if they were wild, but assumed they must be. I ran
across your website and thought I would send you a couple of pictures I took of
these iris. Thought you might enjoy knowing they were here and seeing what they
looked like. Thanks for the informational material and pictures that you
provided at your website."
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(Yellow Iris - 16)
This is the second photo of the yellow flag iris that was sent to us by Darlu
Littledeer.
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(Yellow Iris - 17) In
late Summer the yellow iris flowers have faded away, and they are replaced by
mature seed pods.
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(Yellow Iris - 17a)
In this photo we have a closer look at the yellow iris seed pods.
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(Yellow Iris - 18)
This is another look at the seed pods on the yellow iris.
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