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This pink flower is now blooming in the garden as it has done since we came in '85. For a while I thought - hopefully - it was an Amaryllis. It is similar to one in John.g's garden (sidebar) and he wrote about it on August 6th naming it a Crinum. The big difference is that John's is nestled in lots of leaves whereas these have long iris type leaves during the summer - and no flower. Then the leaves start to droop and as they look so untidy I pull them out. The plant looks dead; then suddenly in August these Phallic like buds shoot up and finally bloom into the flower. Another feature - it smells of pear drops. Is it a Nerine?
19 comments:
I think it may be an amarylis belladonna. See http://www.jparkers.co.uk/Index.cfm?fuseaction=product.standard&continueaction=category.standard&category_id=500&producttype_id=48683
Jan
Well isn't that amazing Pat! I have no idea what it is but I love that it has a miknd of it's own. Not flowering until after all the leaves are dead and gone! I tell you, nature just knocks me out!
I will have to come back to see if anyone knows what it is. I bet Judy does....!
Jan: thank you. I'll have a look; I'd love it if it was.
Jan: great - I think you're right! Whoopee! I have naked ladies aka Anaryllis Bella donna. So poetic:)
Naomi: Amaryllis Belladonna according to various sites - and I love the name so I'm sticking with it:) I do hope Judy agrees.
Isn't it lovely, even its name is pretty. What a discovery Pat!
Nerines are more crimped round the edges, with more blooms.
I'd rather have this.
Anna: music to my ears:)
I remember seeing these wild on holiday in Southern Italy and did the same as you ... had to look them up. They are gorgeous, aren't they?
I have something similar but more salmon coloured which is called Kaffir Lily but you can't say that in public any more!
belleek
Glad you found the answer as I am not a horticulturist. I just know what is pleasing to the senses.
Cheers.
Definitely Amarylis belladonna!
John.g: I knew you'd be along to see the naked lady;)
Belleek: some of the things we used to say...We'd be shot down in flames now.
Randall: and a man of excellent taste:)
It's beautiful and I have no clue, except it does look like an amyrillis. Nerines are much smaller and have clusters of open blooms on the top of a long stem.
Judy: that's a relief so that's definite: Amaryllis belladonna. Sorted.
Beautiful! I can't imagine having things like this in my garden. It's so hot here --and dry.
Mum2, google Amaryllis Belladonna!
Thanks John - the settles it:)
I LOVE this name Pat...The Belladonna part is so interesting simce that is a drug, too! Do you suppose that is where Belladonna comes from> I'm so dumb about all this stuff....I know it means Pretty Lady, but....LOL!
Oh well, if I ever need that drug I'll just asl the doctore for Anyrillis.....lol!
Naomi: I'm not sure about that but I've had such a difficult time publishing my post this am - since 4am - that I'm not sure about anything. I need some breaffast:)
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