spring flowers

[addy1]

It opened! The lotus


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My second hyacinth bloom the first was tiny.

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[rebelangel_3733]

Neither of mine has bloomed but I'm glad they are still growning and looking happy...and gorgeous blooms addy!

 

[sissy]

great does the lotus have a scent

 

[addy1]

great does the lotus have a scent

very mild and sweet, but nice

 

[fishin4cars]

I hope ya'll don't mind, yesterday while I was out I took a trip by the American Water Gardens in New Orleans before meeting a friend for lunch. Wanted to try the new camera out. Thought I would share a few pics and would add them here, I know most of the regulars check in on this thread and didn't want to start a new one just for the pics. Sorry I didn't get the lily names, it was raining and I was trying to keep the camera dry and get a few shots in.

first 5 are water lily's

 

[fishin4cars]

Some of the ponds and water features.

 

[fishin4cars]

A few random shots from around the nursury.

 

[fishin4cars]

And last, a bit Morbid. My friend hadn't been to New Orleans before and was fascinated with the cemetery. Some of you may not know this but since New Orleans sits about 9 feet BELOW sea level, they bury people above ground to keep them from floating up during a flood or hurricane. He wanted to take a few shots and there was a strong thunderstorm coming in. Some cool shots of the oldest Cemetery in New Orleans.

 

[addy1]

Really neat fishin! Spring flowers is for anybodies flowers! and anything else.

Neat cemetery also, some real old history there.

 

[addy1]

This unreal pink lily just showed up today, think it might be one of my tropicals. A friend sent me some at the end of summer last year. Deep pink.

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Obedient plant just started blooming in my bog

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[j.w]

Very nice pix fishin and a nice place to visit to take them w/ all the pretty plants. I like looking at the old cemeteries and reading the head stones from long ago wondering what their lives were like and if I'll ever meet them in the great beyond

 

[j.w]

Lovely lilies addy.........it is sure nice to see everyone's blooming now and your Obedient plant looks grand and sure gets lots of blooms on it

 

[fishin4cars]

Addy, looking at the pic it really looks more like a hardy. NOT 100% true but more often than not, some characteristics of hardy lily's are. Rounded leaves with no points at the tip of the leaves or edges, usually the flowers sit almost on the surface where tropicals rise above the surface by 2-10" and the cup effect with all those pedals is another pointer toward a hardy. Again there are exceptions. Easiest way to tell is looking at the root base, Tropicals look quite different than Hardies. If you get some babies from that one I would like to get a start of that one! I'm not much into hardies but what ever that one is I really like it!

 

[addy1]

It is so vibrant, the picture does not do it justice. I will watch for starts, this is its first bloom and it only has maybe 7 leaves.

I like hardies! lol, stick them in the pond they make the winter here

 

[sissy]

great pics with your new camera and love those pomegranits and the girl holding the dish with the bird is my fav .The pics of the cemetary with the storm coming in makes it look even more erie and fascinating