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by FaeryWings on October 02, 2006 01:59 AM
Does anyone recognize this flower? I bought it late last summer ('05) from a roadside stand and planted it. It just came into blossom a couple of weeks ago and I really like it, but would like more info about it.

Here are 2 pix. The second one is a little fuzzy, but it's a little bit closer view.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/faerywings44/detail?.dir=9bc0&.dnm=d0d5re2.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/faerywings44/detail?.dir=9bc0&.dnm=6e34re2.jpg&.src=ph

Thanks...

Nancy
by weezie13 on October 02, 2006 02:07 AM
Hopefully someone else will come in...
and identify it...

But my guess is TOAD LILY!!

If no one comes thru, I will move this to
The MYSTERY SECTION, and see if anyone comes
thru there and takes a guess..

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
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http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by zuzu's petals on October 02, 2006 03:46 AM
Yes [grin] , a Tricyrtis ("Toad Lily"), though which specific one,
I couldn't say.

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by melcon6 on October 02, 2006 03:57 AM
Isn't it a delightful plant, so inconspicous yet really intricate and beautiful. I'd love to have one! When I went to check the spelling of Tricyrtis , zuzu beat me to it, I found out that Weezie has the common name! [thumb] I never knew that , I always call it the "tricky plant" because I don't know how to spell or pronounce the scientific name, LOL.

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by FaeryWings on October 02, 2006 04:14 AM
Hmmm... I thought toad lilies bloomed in the spring? Plus, you might not be able to tell from the pix, but the leaves aren't speckled and neither are the blossoms. The petal blossoms are white with a tinge of pink (purple) around the edges. Are there toad lilies that aren't spotted?

Nancy
by weezie13 on October 02, 2006 04:41 AM
Yes, I would have to say they do have speckles on them...

The next question you would be...

Where is this plant?
Sun, Full Sun, Shade???????

And how is the moisture where the plant is
located?
Wet, medium~moist, dry?
Or if it's in a wet spot, has it dried out?

And what kind of soil is it in??????
Compost like or understory of a forrest like?

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by melcon6 on October 02, 2006 04:59 AM
I think you've got your common names mixed up maybe???? The Trout lily blooms in the spring, could that be what youre thinking of??? I always try to go by the scientific name, that is how you will get the most information with less confusion. But I like to know the common names too, especially what the locals are calling something, that way you can get great regional *tried and true* info as well.

this page has a lot of information about different varieties. I don't think it has to be spotted.

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by melcon6 on October 02, 2006 05:01 AM
the variety they call Tricyrtis "angel's halo" looks a lot like yours.

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by melcon6 on October 02, 2006 05:03 AM
Or the one called "Tojen" 'tojen"

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by weezie13 on October 02, 2006 05:09 AM
Yes, it does look like that one... Tojen

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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/
by melcon6 on October 02, 2006 06:23 AM
Oh, yes, that's it! Better closeup Weezie! [thumb] [clappy] When you put all three pictures up side-by-side it looks identical! Right down to the very distinct unopened flower bud.

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by FaeryWings on October 03, 2006 06:50 AM
Oh... duh! [Embarrassed] Yes, that definitely looks like it.

Well, where it is right now is pretty much full sun (a little protection possibly from the surrounding rose bushes, but that's about it.) I have another spot I can move it to on the side of the house. Any ideas when the best time is to move it? Probably now, I'm thinking, cause that's when I planted it last year and it came in beautifully.

Thanks for all your help everyone. This place is such a godsend for us wannabe gardeners. [Cool]

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