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Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a
bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM |
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Definitely a day lily, but I'm still searching for a name... stay tuned.
:-) Imageman wrote: Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM |
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"Imageman" Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, Alstroemeria or Princess Lily and a rather nice self-seeded one at that. Fully hardy perennial with a long flowering season that will gradually increase in size, even move itself around the border over time, but is never badly behaved. Classy garden plant. They are available in a range of colours and heights, I have some that only grow to 6 inches ** and another that grows to 4 or 5 ft. ** Flowers of the short ones are loved by slugs and snails so be warned. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Great call, Bob... and as you say, for a self-seed (bird's help or not)
that's a beauty. :-) Bob Hobden wrote: "Imageman" Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, Alstroemeria or Princess Lily and a rather nice self-seeded one at that. Fully hardy perennial with a long flowering season that will gradually increase in size, even move itself around the border over time, but is never badly behaved. Classy garden plant. They are available in a range of colours and heights, I have some that only grow to 6 inches ** and another that grows to 4 or 5 ft. ** Flowers of the short ones are loved by slugs and snails so be warned. |
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:37:10 -0500, Imageman None wrote:
Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM That is a beautiful lily. Wouldn't mind having some of those here. Nice shot, thanks. |
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The rest of the plant would also help in ID. It appears to be a Godetia or
in that family Gary "Imageman" None wrote in message 1... Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM |
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Also called Peruvian Lily, it is nevertheless NOT a lily and NOT hardy. In zone 8 perhaps,
but not in zone 3. They have tubers (true lilies have bulbs) that are treated like dahlias. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstroemeria en http://home.howstuffworks.com/define...ly-of-peru.htm for more info. On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:02:15 +0100, "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Imageman" Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, Alstroemeria or Princess Lily and a rather nice self-seeded one at that. Fully hardy perennial with a long flowering season that will gradually increase in size, even move itself around the border over time, but is never badly behaved. Classy garden plant. They are available in a range of colours and heights, I have some that only grow to 6 inches ** and another that grows to 4 or 5 ft. ** Flowers of the short ones are loved by slugs and snails so be warned. Gerry Danen http://www.lilyregister.com |
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"Gerry D (Canada)" wrote ... Also called Peruvian Lily, it is nevertheless NOT a lily and NOT hardy. In zone 8 perhaps, but not in zone 3. They have tubers (true lilies have bulbs) that are treated like dahlias. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstroemeria en http://home.howstuffworks.com/define...ly-of-peru.htm for more info. The "Princess Lilies" are probably the best strain. Hardiness, is always a problem when an Englishman talks about plants to an American, to us it means it grows outside all year in our garden, might not 10 miles down the road, in the US you talk about climate zones which are totally meaningless here. In the UK they are considered hardy in the southern counties and some favourable areas further North, certainly are in my area where we have had them in flower during the winter. Our Dahlias stay where they are in the winter too perhaps with a bit of mulch over them. However I do realise parts of the N. American continent get considerably colder winters with it below freezing for some weeks which is never the case here now. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Thanks Michael, Bob, & joevan! I'm off to the the nursery to see if they
have more of these - IM "Imageman" None wrote in message 1... Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM |
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"Imageman" None wrote in message 1... Please help with an ID of this lovely flower. Must have been donated by a bird, and it's welcome to stay. I'd like to get some more of them - Thanks, IM Alstroemeria. Check Google Images to see if you agree... Cathy |
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:02:15 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: Fully hardy perennial with a long flowering season that will gradually increase in size, even move itself around the border over time, but is never badly behaved. Never underestimate a plant's ability to make itself unwelcome, some of the species are quite aggressive weeds here in coastal central California. -- 09=ix |
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:02:13 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Gerry D (Canada)" wrote ... Also called Peruvian Lily, it is nevertheless NOT a lily and NOT hardy. In zone 8 perhaps, but not in zone 3. They have tubers (true lilies have bulbs) that are treated like dahlias. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alstroemeria en http://home.howstuffworks.com/define...ly-of-peru.htm for more info. The "Princess Lilies" are probably the best strain. Hardiness, is always a problem when an Englishman talks about plants to an American, to us it means it grows outside all year in our garden, might not 10 miles down the road, in the US you talk about climate zones which are totally meaningless here. In the UK they are considered hardy in the southern counties and some favourable areas further North, certainly are in my area where we have had them in flower during the winter. Our Dahlias stay where they are in the winter too perhaps with a bit of mulch over them. However I do realise parts of the N. American continent get considerably colder winters with it below freezing for some weeks which is never the case here now. Stick around, Bob - when global warming is well under way (Puppet Bush's corporate denial notwithstanding) the present ocean circulation will change, as has been explained in many science programs and articles. The Gulf Stream will no longer warm the sceptered isle, and you'll find out all about colder winters with freezing temps. Cassandra -- oops, Persephone |
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