▁dro op ing ▁standards ▁( or ▁pet als ), ▁which ▁are ▁ 4 . 5   cm ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁across . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁each ▁flower ▁is ▁tub ular ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁yellow ish ▁centre . ▁ ▁The ▁flower ▁has ▁short ▁styles ▁( f em ale ▁parts ) ▁which ▁are ▁about ▁ 2   cm ▁long . ▁Inside ▁the ▁flower , ▁the ▁st igma ▁has ▁two ▁small ▁pointed ▁teeth ▁( or ▁lo bes ). ▁The ▁fil aments ▁( stal ks ▁holding ▁the ▁an ther ) ▁are ▁yellow , ▁the ▁an thers ▁are ▁cre am , ▁reaching ▁the ▁st igma , ▁the ▁pol len ▁is ▁cre am . ▁ ▁I ris ▁bre v ica ul is ▁and ▁I ris ▁ful va ▁share ▁very ▁similar ▁looking ▁seed - pod s ▁( c aps ules ) ▁and ▁se eds . ▁The ▁green ▁caps ules ▁are ▁ 6 - ang led ▁( hex ag onal ▁in ▁cross - section ), ▁elli pt ical ▁to ▁o val ▁( in ▁shape ) ▁meas uring ▁between ▁ ▁long ▁by ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁se eds ▁are ▁stored ▁in ▁ 2 ▁rows ▁within ▁the ▁caps ules . ▁The ▁se eds ▁are ▁flat ▁and ▁irregular ▁( in ▁shape ), ▁meas uring ▁ 1 0 - 1 5 mm ▁wide . ▁Like ▁other ▁Louisiana ▁ir ises ▁they ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁a ▁c ork - like ▁subst ance , ▁which ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁float ▁on ▁the ▁water ▁( with in ▁the ▁sw amp ▁habit ats ) ▁to ▁new ▁locations . ▁ ▁Gen et