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Apostle Iris

Neomarica northiana

Description:

They are fragrant flowers that only last for a short time, about 18 hours. The weight of the growing plantlet causes the stalk to bend toward the ground, allowing the new plantlet to root away from its parent. This is how it obtained the common name of "Walking Iris". The other common name "Apostle Plant" comes from the belief that the plant will not flower until the individual has at least 12 leaves, the number of apostles of Jesus.

Notes:

This Iris was another one which was growing in the garden. It was by far the most spectacular in design.

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2 Comments

GeetaPande
GeetaPande 11 years ago

beautiful

brainpunk
brainpunk 11 years ago

Beautiful!

Megs18
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Megs18

4551, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012

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