When they bloom you can post a photo in the gallery to see if anyone recognizes them. But don't count on it. There are literally thousands of named bearded iris.

If they turn out to be older beardeds there is the HIPS site with photos of historics.

Before digging such iris you should get permission from the land owner. Anything growing there belongs to the owner. Other wise it is considered theft. I would think most would give you permission if you only ask first.

What if it belonged to someone's Grandmother and they had not had time to get starts yet and you dug all of them?

Near me is a house that belongs to a guy that is working in another state. No one has lived there for over a year. Could I consider his house to be abandoned? Are his iris fair game? I think not.

I have seen several post of people doing the same thing. I would like everyone to think about it.

I don't mean to just pick on you personally.

Mike G

I know in this area that would be frowned upon. Just because no one is living on a property or cutting the grass/weeds does not mean that someone doesn't own it. I had a large tract of land in the country about 25 miles from my home. I had things planted there, and had a large stack of bricks I put there for later use. Someone helped themselves to both. Too bad my neighbor out there was a bad aim, he tried but 150 yards was a bit much for his shotgun.

Ive been aquiring these properties for land Development shot guns come on, alittle red neckish isnt it, What about all these seed collectors on this web site you dont think only collect on there own Property,or is thAT Ok

Hey, if the deed is in your name they belong to you, no problem. If the deal falls through, then they were not yours. Redneckish? Yeah, my neighbor is a bit, but he is defending property adjacent to his in an area where it may take the authorities an hour to arrive. Seed collectors fit too. The definition of stealing is taking something that does not belong to you without the owner's permission. Is this a difficult concept? Are we feeling a bit guilty?

I have a cabinet full of guns but I cannot believe anyone would shot at another human being unless they were breaking into their home. Surely one would not shoot at another person because they thought they were getting bricks out of a weeded area. No sane person would shot a person for digging up an iris. When you point a gun at a person you are risking taking a human life. Is a brick or an iris worth killing a person over? Lee Mincy

Well...I did say my neighbor was a bit redneckish. I doubt he was aiming at the theives, more of an over-the-head scare tactic. The area was close to where there had been several home invasions and he may have been feeling a bit skittish. No, irises bricks and seeds are not worth killing someone for. Just trying to make a point about what is theft and what can happen. Just because they are irises and bricks doesn't mean it is ok to steal them either.