Those appear to be irises. Nice looking ones at that. iris care Good luck, Bob.

DC, the photo link is there, let me know if you cannot see the pictures anymore. As I said, this small section has already been seeded, I did this 3 weeks ago. I know the timing was poor, but I wanted to take advantage of the sun hitting the area and no ground cover of leaves that would have been there in the fall. I believed I could keep the temp of the ground down a little with watering. We were dry and somewhat cool all spring and just got pounded by hot, humid, and wet recently, so I was wrong there. I also had no idea how extensive of a problem fungi could be until I started researching it a few days ago. I put lime down after I tested the pH of the area, it was around 5, and I put some gypsum down because the soil was a bit compacted and I read it could help break up the soil to protect against dog urine damage. I didn't put the two down at the same time, I put the gypsum down with compost after aerating. When I said there were roots coming up, I meant small roots, nothing extensive or significant. Years of soil erosion have washed away a couple inches of top soil. I figured the fine fescue and perennial rye would be the optimal grasses for the area given their tolerance for shade. The area gets sun, don't get me wrong, just not midday sun. Anyway, thanks again for the tips.

The first one isn't what we call Winged Sumac up in this neck of the woods (Rhus copallinum). Too many leaflets and I don't see any 'wings'. I hesitate to ID things in Florida, because I'm really not familiar with what grows down there, but could it be wisteria? Just a guess The leaves on the second one look a little like peach leaves. (That's the genus Prunus too.) The third one could well be Bradford Pear. The last one I have no idea.

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