peruvian daffodils!

[tangers40]

i just mentioned in a thread below that i'd gotten one of these bulbs as a gift, started it inside in a big pot, and hoped it would grow in the awfulness known as wyoming.

so fast forward....not only is it growing, but it's BLOOMING! inside! it's been too cold here to put my bulbs outside yet, so this guy decided to bloom anyway. my uncle knows i love the strange flowers, so he saw some of these bulbs for sale and got some. i LOVE it! it even smells nice...sort of lemony.

i admit, i did a little of this when i saw it putting out buds. i'm also attempting some canna, calla, and aztec lilies this year. hopefully they all go this well!

[BGGraham1]

beautiful, aren't they? i just rescued one from my mom's yard last week. its already looking better!

[Daethen]

I planted 3 of these last year. They grew but never flowered. I dug them up though so maybe this year they will do their thing.

[PhalNewbie89]

Nice flower. Good luck with the others. My Calla still hadn't done anything for me.... :P

[orchids4me]

Beautiful!!! I'm hoping my flower this year also mine didn't last year either.

[maiseymoo]

Never seen them before, they are really nice!! Good growing!

[Filb]

Lovely!
Lemon scented too...I may have to look into getting some of these for myself.
Thanks for sharing with us!

[orchidea]

Wow, they are so pretty.
I should try them next year....

[dounoharm]

i have amazon lilies in my greenhouse as an under the bench humidity planting....several big pots of them....they are wonderful bloomers and so fragrant! my fav of the lily family.




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[Amblnc38]

Gorgeous! Do they smell like the kind we have here in the states? I love "wierd" daffodils, but the fragrance puts me off.

[maria1971]

Gorgeous! I'm slowly getting into "gardening," never thought I had a knack for it until recently.

[tangers40]

Originally Posted by dounoharm

i have amazon lilies in my greenhouse as an under the bench humidity planting....several big pots of them....they are wonderful bloomers and so fragrant! my fav of the lily family.

ooh, i like those! never heard of them before.

[tangers40]

Originally Posted by maria1971

Gorgeous! I'm slowly getting into "gardening," never thought I had a knack for it until recently.

me either! granted, my "gardening" all exists in pots and indoors since i live in an apartment, but i'm slowly getting into growing flowers. i have the biggest black thumb for growing anything outside, so i've been experimenting with some of those "5 bucks a bag" bulbs from walmart. that way, when i DO kill them, i'm not out much but these were a total shock. it took the bulb quite a while to actually start growing, but when it did, it absolutely took off. no more than 3 weeks from barely poking out of the dirt to blooming.

[tangers40]

Originally Posted by Amblnc38

Gorgeous! Do they smell like the kind we have here in the states? I love "wierd" daffodils, but the fragrance puts me off.

which ones? mine or dounoharm's? my daffs smell like lemon to me. YMMV of course. i don't know if i'd trust my sense of smell....everybody else says Maxillariella tenuifolia smells like coconut, but it definitely doesn't to me. *shrug* so who knows what these actually smell like.

[Amblnc38]

I meant yours, I have about 8 different types of Narcissus in my garden that I moved form a park we used to live on and I'm told if they grow "wild" they tend to smell worse. Well mine smell evil to me, I love them, but I have to admire them on the plant. I'm going to check these out, they are very pretty!

[tangers40]

ah ok. i definitely wouldn't call this smell "evil" lol! it's pleasant. the only bad thing is the flowers only last a couple days. the first one to open is fading already. and now i'm out of town till friday, so i'll come home to wilty flowers unfortunately

[pikkumyy]

canna lillies are easy to grow.... or atleast in australia, there's one kind that can be a bit of a pest, it isnt all that flashy but i does have an ok flower