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Old 07-09-2008, 08:12 PM
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The orange one is probably Candy Lily. This site, Flower Gardening , describes it as a cross. It could be the blackberry lily parent, but it is a little too bright orange for that. Best Garden on the Web - Blackberry Lily or Leopard Lily (Belamcanda chinensis) , shows the blackberry lily parent and a cute little spider.

The plant behind it looks most like a hydrangea. No guesses as to which one without flowers. Some hydrangeas flower on "old wood", only from buds that overwintered on last years canes, and some flower on this years growth or "new wood". Since it is not blooming or at least showing buds by now, my best thought here is that it was cut back to far, all the old canes removed to near ground level in the fall or early spring and that this one needs some old wood to bloom. Most recommendations are to prune hydrangeas in the spring but not too far back. Gardening Australia - Fact Sheet: Pruning Hydrangeas , gives a short paragraph and picture on pruning hydrangeas.

I hope this helps.
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