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What kind of plant is this? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Danterious@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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This started growing in my backyard and I have no clue what it is. Can you guys identify it?

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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm also leaning towards some kind of Iris or (less likely) day lily. Ginger tends to have a central stalk on new growth, whereas these look to be flatter leaves. The bilateral symmetry of the growth has me unsure, though. For comparison, here is some new growth on one of our irises (Iris sibirica):

[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

@Danterious

Here is an image of young daylilies (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (not real lilies)) for comparison as well - there are a number of cultivar varieties, and some with variegated leaves, which is possibly the case with your plant