+- Foto Friends (https://www.fotofriends.net)
+-- Forum: Photo Forums (https://www.fotofriends.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=14)
+--- Forum: Daily pub chat (https://www.fotofriends.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+--- Thread: Fri. June 27 2025 (/showthread.php?tid=1176)
Fri. June 27 2025 - Dave - 06-27-2025
Well, it's past 10:00 am here and afternoon in most of the US, so I guess somebody should start a Daily.
Another photo of a flower taken last Monday...
This is Dietes grandiflora; it has several common names, some calling it an Iris, others a lily. No matter the name. I think it's a lovely blossom.
RE: Fri. June 27 2025 - Man From Ironbark - 06-27-2025
Considered an environmental weed in Australia.
There are many gardens with it in.
RE: Fri. June 27 2025 - Dave - 06-28-2025
MFI, when I was doing my research to ID the flower I read that Australia (mostly the western part according to Wikipedia) ) does indeed consider it an invasive weed.
Why is that? Maybe a general practice to limit foreign flora to protect native plants? Or is it destructive or does it spread rapidly at the expense of native plants?
RE: Fri. June 27 2025 - Man From Ironbark - 06-28-2025
Yes. There are many plants that when they land in Australia, become triffids.
Similar to how the Melaleuca and Casuarina have done in your Everglades.