Pinkiered
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: New finds around my yard(graphic heavy.) |
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I resized the pics but when I uploaded them, they resized back to the orgnial size. 
These are plants that I found growing around the yard. Ive transplanted most. Most are unknown but I still love 'em!
this is one of my favs. They look just like tiny day flowers in form. But oh my are they tiny!
This one is pretty. The color of the leaves really stand out.
I almost cut this one down.
This is the other vine thats growing in the area of the other one The flower closed when I transplanted it
More Siam Tulip. Maybe its a different one then the one I have.
I think these are iris'. Not real sure cuz they havent bloomed yet. Theres maybe 7 in this area.
I think these are different types of lilies. All the bulbs are the same but the leaves are different. I found about 10 bulbs or plants in one area. Theres two different ones in this pic.
This started growing in a empty pot of mine that had dirt in it but no seeds or plant. Very pretty.
I was weeding out the edge of my deck and found this one about 2 feet under the deck. I transplanted it and pinch the head off.
And these are two of my plants that decided they really liked each other. My wistera started climbing the rail of my deck and the passion vine decided the wistera was good enough to support it. So now they are growing together. It will be very interesting to see how this happens.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Looks to be some real gems there Denee. I'd bet you are looking forward to seeing how some of the 'youngsters' turn out! I like the one you were about to cut down. Striking.
Thanks for posting!!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Denee you are going to have a lovely wildflower garden with all those finds!! 
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Pictures 5 and 6 are cyperus, AKA umbrella grass or umbrella palm. Watch them around foundations or sidewalks. They are invasive and can move mountains. What you call Siam Tulip, I wonder if it is the same thing I call hidden ginger....looks like it. And could the iris be walking iris?
Great find nonetheless.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely lovely lovely! Could the first group of pics be a tradescantia - do the flowers have 3 little petals? We grow it here, some are tender so are treated as house plants, but some do thrive outside in milder areas.
I agree about the umbrella grass, however, here in the UK it seems to be a little more tender - we grow it in our pond, and it seems to hate the winter and takes a long time in the spring to regrow - I plan to take it into the greenhouse for this winter to see if it helps.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: |
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The second to last one looks like begonia, but the irises look like daylilies to me. Iris leaves are flat, they do not have the indention in the center like these plants. And daylilie are fan shaped just like the ones in your pic.
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Yeah its a type of tradescantia. But this kind only likes wet soil. If theres standing water, this is all around it but were theres no water (even the grass has died) theres none. Im transplanting it into the upper shelf of the pond. See pic below. The upper shelf is where all my banana trees, one elephant ear and two Birds of Paradise are. Im using some of this little flower to fill it in.
The umbrella palm is right at the very edge of the pond. See pic. This little guy...if you look in the lower right corner....its right on the ground by the wall of the upper shelf.
As for the iris' being daylilies!!! NO! IM ALLERGIC!! Id rather have iris'. If these are daylilies, they will have to come up because they are right next to the front steps leading up to the door. I would die everything I come down or up the steps.
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The first and second pictures are what our oldest daughter called ground Orchids when she was small if you find correct ID please let me know.
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Pinkiered
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| reggaefan wrote: | | The first and second pictures are what our oldest daughter called ground Orchids when she was small if you find correct ID please let me know. |
I was always told the larger version of those were called day flowers but they are also known as spiderwort or as EJ said, tradescantia. I would LOVE to have the larger version too.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:50 am Post subject: |
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We have Spiderwort all over the place here .They are a little larger bloom .I love what you have done Denee.You have got lots planted just beautiful.I can't wait to see all your plants planted and pictures taken.
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