Well, hello!
And, goodbye – the orange ones bloom first but just don’t last.
I really loved how symmetrical these yellow blooms appeared.
And a surprise, I think.
Did I have these last year?
I know I planted them last year, but I only remember red-orange ones with black speckles. Hmm. I have a terrible memory, but even hubby doesn’t remember seeing these last year.
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Are lillies the ones that smell funny, like…umm…wee, or is that something else? (And NO I am not ta\king the wee, this is a serious question!
I’ve always thought they smelled sort of nasty if they were brought indoors where the scent could concentrate. An old beau once welcomed me to a weekend at his place with a big bunch of them. That’ll doom a relationship.
It most certainly would lol and I am glad I am not the only one to notice the less than pleasant aroma lol
Narcissisus! Those ones that look like mini daffodils.
Lilies might, I just know those do too 😦
Yes! And paperwhite. Yuck!
I LOVE wisteria, but wow does it smell like pee. I never minded the scent of lilies – but as someone says further down, it’s a reminder of funerals. That smell – that funeralflower smell – I can live without.
I love day lilies – we used to have a whole flower bed of them along the west wall – they were the only plants that could take the harsh summer sun on the west. They always seemed happy – like a line of chorus girls chatting backstage waiting to go on.
Your variations are beautiful!
What a lovely description!
Beautiful lilies. I love day lilies.
Day lilies! I couldn’t think of the name. Thank you! Some of these are real beasts – the black ones and the red and black that just opened (pics later I’m sure) are at least 4ft tall.
Made me think of that song ‘We’ll drinkadrinkadrink to Lily the Pink!’ But no pink lilies here! Unfortunately lilies tend to make me think of funerals, but there’s no getting away from it they are exquisite flowers!
PS. I wrote to Laurel.
No, I don’t have much pink, do I? I’m not a huge fan of pink. My sweet pea is pink, and the roses out front. That’s it!
I have an idea for a new post title based off of your comment, thank you 🙂
I kinda know what you mean about the funeral flowers. I always think of carnations as funereal, and the smell if you go to a wake or a viewing is … distinctive. My yellow and orange ones are small, only a foot tall or so, but the black ones and some of the others are bordering on being triffids.
PS I’m so glad you did! I am rubbish at actual post, as anyone expecting a timely birthday card from me will know. Maybe it would be easier if I didn’t have to go into town just to mail something. Or maybe I’m a bit of a jerk when it comes to such things 😦