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| Hello everyone,
I am new to posting on GardenWeb. I hope that I am posting in the correct spot. Today I was visiting a friend and I saw this flower that I have never seen here in S.E. Louisiana. She said she doesn't know where it came from, that a bird must of dropped the seeds. I want that bird to visit me, LOL. Here is a PIC of the actual flower (a bit limp, has been in a cup of water for a few hours). I hope that someone can Identify it. Great to be here, Thanks in advance : )
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- Posted by louisianagal z7bMS (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 12 at 22:58
| That might be a milk and wine lily (flowers closed or drenched with rain) or crinum. Do a search for milk and wine lily pods (images). That's what it looks like to me. Laurie, from St. Bernard originally |
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| Thank you Laurie for responding. I Googled your suggestions and it doesn't look nothing like them. Today I took pictures of the piece (foliage) that I planted yesterday. The flowers are still in a mardi gras cup of water and are no bigger than 2 inches each. I will also include another angle of the flowers. I will be posting the new PICS as soon as I receive the email that I sent from my cell phone. Always takes forever, LOL. I may do it in the morning if I don't get them soon. Thanks again, |
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Young Plant  Another angle of the flowers |
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- Posted by louisianagal z7bMS (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 13:01
| wow i would love to know what it is. could it be rain lily? or lily of the nile (agapanthus?). my son visiting today, he's a botanist in grad school at miss. state. doesn't recognize but said it appears to be some type of lily (at least we can agree on that). Laurie |
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| I'm pretty sure this is alstromeria. I have this and it looks to be the same. |
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| Wooohooo Thats it retsec and Laurie, Thank you so much. It drives me nuts not to know the name of any plant I get or have. It is a Parrot Lily (Alstroemeria psittacina) http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/166.htm http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Alstro emeria/Alstroemeria_psittacina/AlstroemeriaPsittacina.html I have 2 more unknown plants, should I post them here or start new thread? Thanks again, |
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| I would start a new thread. |
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| Thank you retsec, will do that. |
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