Pond Weeds – Yellow Iris

Yellow Iris Flower

Here is a yellow flower thing growing by the pond I’ve never seen. It turns out to be Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus). It’s an herbaceous perennial with stuff leaves. It reproduces by floating seed and rhizomes. Up North, it is listed as a noxious weed, but UGA Extension Aquaculture Scientist Dr. Gary Burtle recommends leaving a margin of these plants along the shoreline to prevent erosion. The only thing we need to do is mow to leave a 3 to 5 ft strip.

Yellow Iris