How The Great Wall Got It's Name

A few years back,when the first retaining wall was going in,I bribed our youngest son to come over and help me.

After a few hours of hauling fill dirt and the retaining stones,he looked at me and said,


"What are you building? The Great Wall of Lutz?"

And the name has stuck!


Follow along with us as we attempt to turn our Zone 9-ish/ 10-ish,semi-rural plot of land into a tropical paradise........

Friday, August 14, 2009

I Was Totally Distracted........

Today,I went to a local nursery to buy a few more Farfugium plants,and was totally distracted by this.......... The person working at the nursery said they had just been dropped off,and they only got 7 of the plants.She wasn't sure of the name but said they are some type of red iris.

All I know is the moment I saw it,
I had to have it!
A close-up of the flower.
It is
stunning!
I was able to divide the plant into 2 plants,and they have been planted by the pool area.
Now,I need you fellow gardeners help.........
What the heck is
this?
I found it growing in a garden bed.Is it a weed that I should yank out.Or is it something I should allow to grow?
Thoughts?
Anyone?
and I did buy more of the Farfugium,too........

2 comments:

Prospero said...

Nice purchase.

Your plant may be Fatsia japonica, but that's just a guess since I don't have one.

Jake said...

That Iris is really nice. I have never seen a Iris bloom that looked like that or was that color red.

Jake

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