For anyone who hasn't seen an Agave bloom, they look like giant asparagus.. I have a few on the cottage property down by the mailboxes... When one of them bloomed, someone came and cut the stalk... I thought it was a very strange thing to do... but recently I was at a party, where the homeowner is a fine woodworker. He had several surfboards hanging from the ceiling that were museum pieces made from exotic woods. One was agave, which they get from the stalk...

I wonder if agave is light like balsa wood? Who would have thought? When they cut the stalk was it 'green' or dried?

Thank you, Carl.

Funny that people think they can just do that. I have seen agaves in bloom and I like them.

Anyone recognize these?


Light blue lavender ruffled with yellow beards and stripes next to the beard.
I would love to get this s identified!


World News or Michigan Pride??

form doesn't seem clean enough to be Michigan Pride.

Here's Michigan Pride, I don't think they are the same. Different shape and beard.

First one looks like an older Schreiners ....check out pics of May Magic....maybe

On second thought, May Magic is to old....yours looks 80's

12
34
56 (dug and moved and can't find it until it blooms again)
78
910
1112
1314
1516 (look like 1, but taller)

These photos were taken last season. I'll post some more photos later.

crowrita1 said:First one looks like an older Schreiners ....check out pics of May Magic....maybe

May Magic is way more pink.
The light blue could be very old, definetly before the 2000s.

I have a few irises that have been donated to me over the last couple of years and have no idea what varieties they are. Someone over on the "Orchids" forum thought the yellow one was 'Flavescens' and thought the purple one might be 'Rosalie Figge'. Now that I am on the "Iris" forum, with true experts, can anyone help me with names?

Hi Ken -- I can't help you with identification of your Irises (I'm not one of the true experts) but I wanted to say *hi* and

Thanks, Mary Ann. I kind of hang around the tropical plants, orchids, plumeria, and greenhouse forums.

, Ken! Good to see you over here!

I'm afraid I won't have much to offer. I grow tropical plants but not much in the way of landscape plants.

Ken ! The yellow isn't flavescens ....and I don't know it is How tall is it? Any PBF (purple staining on the base of the leaves)? It's a nice ,old iris, even if it never finds a name!

The stems are about 3' tall with multiple inflorescence borne sub-stems (I don't know what in the heck they are called ). No purple. Oh well, I guess all I have will simply remain NOIDS. Thanks, Arlyn.

Ken, you might take a look at 'Happy Days' for your yellow. There's often some spotting on the falls, which I think I see on yours.

A tropical welcome Ken!