This started growing in my backyard and I have no clue what it is. Can you guys identify it?
some sort of Iris
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What is that?
Edit: I just looked it up and apparently it’s a plant with roots that look like ginger so yeah that makes sense.
Do I just have to wait to see what it grows into?
yep. Mine flower in the summer, a few different types, all look about the same until then.
I'm also leaning towards some kind of Iris or (less likely) day lily. Ginger tends to have a central stalk on new growth, whereas these look to be flatter leaves. The bilateral symmetry of the growth has me unsure, though. For comparison, here is some new growth on one of our irises (Iris sibirica):
Here is an image of young daylilies (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (not real lilies)) for comparison as well - there are a number of cultivar varieties, and some with variegated leaves, which is possibly the case with your plant
Where you live might be useful.
Perhaps ginger?
I was thinking that but the leaves look really pointy so I’m not sure. I’m in Canada at the moment.
And if it was ginger how did it get in my backyard? I’m don’t have a garden or anything.
Well, there's Canadian wild ginger, though I don't think it looks like a match.
If you have dirt, you have a garden that the wilderness will feel free to plant in ;)
Edit: other comments are probably on point - interesting that iris roots look vaguely like ginger.
There are so many monocots (huge taxonomic group) that all look roughly the same in this stage. Maybe just let it grow a bit and see how the leaves turn out and especially how the inflorescences might look.