Is this in the orchid family?

[Gil]

My wife was given this plant 5 years ago and she was told it was an orchid. It grows in dirt. I treat it like the rest of the house plants, out on the deck after last frost in before the first. Where every flower opens on the "spike" a new growth/plant/keiki develops complete with roots. We get many, many new babies every year.

[MrHappyRotter]

Definitely no.

It's an iris. I suppose the common name is Walking Iris.

[orchidsarefun]

Imo that's a type of Iris, probably in the Pacifica Iris group. Take a bloom to a local Nursery or Botanic Garden to be sure.....
.....of course I could be wrong...

---------- Post added at 01:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:30 PM ----------

Originally Posted by MrHappyRotter

Definitely no.

It's an iris. I suppose the common name is Walking Iris.

That's it !

[Gil]

Thank you very, very much. We appreciate the I.D. on the plant.

[Ray]

Likely Neomarica longifolia.