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jjulio
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 02, 2008
11:28 AM Post #5743515
| I would like to again request your valuable services in identifying this one more flower just blossoming today in my garden. Every year it rises from underground and flowers in a matter of two weeks. 
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dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
November 03, 2008
07:19 AM Post #5746594
| I can't help but I thought I'd comment and say it was very pretty :-) |
jjulio
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 03, 2008
07:54 AM Post #5746655
| It's got a light, sweet, lemon-like aroma.
I'll take more photos and post them soon. |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
November 03, 2008
10:15 AM Post #5747003
| Like dipsydoodle I can't help with the ID but gosh that's a beautiful flower. And it smells good too! What a treat. Wonder if it would grow over here in my neck of the woods. |
jjulio
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 03, 2008
01:27 PM Post #5747615
| My wife says that it is a species of the lily family. I know nothing about flowers.
Could it be, though? |
NatureLover1950
Vicksburg, MS
(Zone 8a)
November 03, 2008
06:51 PM Post #5748612
| It looks like some type of lily to me. |
DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 03, 2008
08:38 PM Post #5748963
| It look like Hymenocallis festalis http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1234/
They always looked like Crinum to me, but, they aren't.
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jjulio
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 04, 2008
02:34 AM Post #5750158
| Here's a different shot, now with a sister next to her. And there are another five on the way!
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dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
November 04, 2008
10:38 AM Post #5750733
| I think Dalethegardener might be right, or at least very close. I've googled pics and they look very similar indeed.
I thought it looked like a daffodil (well the daffodil trumpet anyway). |
jjulio
Johannesburg, South Africa
November 04, 2008
01:59 PM Post #5751455
| I found a web site with the right information about this flower.
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/plantguide/hymenocallis...
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flowermankent
kent, United Kingdom
December 15, 2008
07:10 PM Post #5895250
| i believe this flower is hymenocallis narcissiflora common name Peruvian daffodil |
NCButterfly
Apex, NC
December 27, 2008
03:32 PM Post #5933261
| Greeting from North Carolina, USA
It is Amaryllis, which is in the lilly family. It has a bulb that multiplys over time and the planting gets thicker. It should be split every few years for best growth.
Check with your local garden store to see the best time in your area |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 27, 2008
04:12 PM Post #5933405
| No, it's not Amaryllis. It definitely looks like a Hymenocallis as others have mentioned previously. |
pirl
Southold, NY
(Zone 7a)
December 28, 2008
10:21 AM Post #5935583
| It's very beautiful, jjulio! |
gmommy
Las Vegas, NV
March 03, 2009
03:51 PM Post #6216834
| Looks like this, too. 
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gmommy
Las Vegas, NV
March 03, 2009
04:04 PM Post #6216885
| oops. here is another view before it was in full bloom. The name is 'Queen Night Blooming Ceres'. 
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
March 03, 2009
06:12 PM Post #6217483
| Your plant is a cactus--if you look at the leaves on the one in jjulio's picture you can see that it's got leaves like you would expect on a bulb sort of plant not a cactus--I do see the resemblance of the flowers but it's definitely not the same plant. |
beadmom
Bend, OR
(Zone 5a)
March 09, 2009
02:34 PM Post #6243137
| WOW... Stunning and smells like lemons...I want one!
I bet it would hate freezing cold central Oregon...
Ginger
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cheerpeople
northwest, IL
(Zone 5a)
March 14, 2009
09:04 AM Post #6265004
| hymenocallis. I just ordered more after I cut mine walmart one in half with the blasted shovel last fall. Also called peruvian daffodil as another member said. I love the fragrance too.
Karen |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
March 16, 2009
07:21 AM Post #6274293
| Sorry to kidnap your thread but does anyone know how hardy or what zones the original flower (hymenocallis narcissiflora common name Peruvian daffodil) can survive in?
I saw them in a garden centre a few weeks ago and was wondering if they'd be hardy in my region Zone 8 or 9. I've missed the planting time for this year but I'm considering them for next year!
Thanks :) |
pirl
Southold, NY
(Zone 7a)
March 16, 2009
07:29 AM Post #6274309
| Plant Files says zone 11. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51530/
Here's one of the comments made about it on Plant Files:
Loves a moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. It won't stand temperatures much lower than 55F even when dormant so best grown indoors.
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
March 16, 2009
09:52 AM Post #6274735
| There are other hardier species of Hymenocallis and as far as I know most of them smell nice. I grew H. festalis here with no problem and it has a beautiful fragrance http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1234/ (it's listed as hardy to zone 8) and H. caroliniana is listed as hardy to zone 6 http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62064/ And H. narcissiflora is also listed as zone 8 http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/113466/ So maybe you can't grow the exact one from this thread, but the H. narcissiflora that you saw at the store ought to be OK, and there are a few other species you could try as well if you see them around. |
dipsydoodle
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
March 17, 2009
07:39 AM Post #6279448
| Thanks Pirl and ecrane3. I'll look in to growing it indoors is worst comes to worst. |
