Spotted Iris with Visitor: Flower of the Day 10/27/15

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Spotted Iris with VisitorVersion 3I didn’t even see the visitor in this photo until I started cropping.  Can you see it?

 

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      It is a garden slug, all stretched out. I thought it was just a tear in the flower or a bit of garden refuse until I enlarged it. To the left and up a bit from the whorl in the center of the main flower.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      This time it is an actual creature–I believe. Isn’t that striped thing a slug? Or is it a bent over edge of the petal? I am as plagued by the riddle as you are.

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          1. Martha Kennedy's avatarMartha Kennedy

            I grew them for years and years, but was really unsure — I dunno. I think you get old enough and so many people and flowers and various things pass through your life then are no longer part of it that it’s just naturally confusing. Anyway, they’re great flowers and I saw the slug right away.

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            1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

              I find myself forgetting things I knew perfectly well. I think I called them calla lilies when I posted pics before. And the other mystery flower that looks totally unlike them was also a calla..and is called by the exact same name online. Marilyn told me the name of that one. I love knowing the names of flowers and so I appreciate being educated–and reminded. ha.

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            3. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

              What is the matter with me, Martha? Now I’m confusing cannas and calla lilies! Good grief. Ah well, they are beautiful by any name but now I need to check my blog again. Must admit, however, that I never could remember which was which and now they’ve just sort of blended into one. Keep me straight!!!

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            4. Martha Kennedy's avatarMartha Kennedy

              I couldn’t keep them straight until I planted calla lilies and realized the root (ha ha) of canna is cane and they grow on canes and are a lot taller. Honestly, I didn’t care but once I got it I got it — I still don’t care much. Just want them to grow if I plant them. Those yellow ones with red spots are so wonderful because they can get interesting mutations of like half-red and half yellow with red spots. I had orange ones with purplish leaves when I lived in San Diego. Those were quite dramatic.

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            5. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

              They were here when I came and just keep coming up. They aren’t my favorites, but they do give good color and it is fun to see them just appear suddenly.

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