Stinking Iris

I had to look it up as it fascinated me, with its seeds looking as if they were strung together.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A super find and close-up of these interesting looking seed heads ! Love the rich colour tones and sheen on the seeds a contrast to the rough textured husks and seed cases ! fav

[Corinne C]

Such an unusual subject and so interesting. Great close up

[Heather]

Ha! Before I read your description, Lesley, I thought you were commenting on its smell! :-) This is a fabulous close-up to capture those intriguing seeds. And I agree with Beryl about the colour tones and sheen- very nice! Fav (p.s. I just looked it up. It seems that the leaves can have an unpleasant odour when they are bruised or crushed. This is sure a new one for me too! Thanks, Lesley!)

[Phil Howcroft]

wow it's super cool , does it stink ?

[Babs]

What an interesting plant.

[Pat]

A definite case of the seed pods outshining the flower here.
These are so fascinating and you’ve captured the colours and detail beautifully.

[LManning (Laura)]

How unusual!

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

absolutely fascinating

[*lynn]

fantastic details

[Dorothy]

Very interesting, does the plant really stink?

[Diana]

What an amazing find and capture, wonderful textures and detail.

[Lesley]

@phil_howcroft @illinilass Apparently so. Heather looked it up - see above.

[Casablanca]

What an interesting image

[Kathy A]

This is very interesting, like brown corn kernels

[Lesley]

@kjarn Yes! Exactly that.

[Bill Davidson]

Super close up

[Susan Wakely]

Great name and closeup.

[Martyn Drage]

Excellent

[carol white]

Great find and capture. Fav 😊

[Agnes]

Interesting picture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow that's sensational

[Carole Sandford]

A great capture. Not something I’ve seen before.

[Rob Z]

Wow - they're great!