Garden

[mousiegirl]

Butterfly on Scented Geranium

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[JustJazzmom]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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You caught me w/o my jacket on!! Whoops!

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[mousiegirl]

Quail

[lucymo]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

@lucymo

Those are also called Peruvian daylilies.

A researcher/hybridizer at Cornell U hybridized one to have a fragrance and that one is called 'Sweet Laura'. Looks like they can be grown in zones 6-10.

'Sweet Laura'

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Thank you so much.  I see a lot of them in fresh flower arrangements from the florists.

[lucymo]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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@lucymo wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

Alstromeria

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Hi mousiegirl, are these easy to grow?  I've been a gardener for many years but never tried to grow these.  I'm in zone 6.  Yours are beautiful.

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Yes, lucymo, very easy.  I grow them mainly for cut flowers as they have long stems.  There are much smaller varieties which I don't grow.  Peruvian lily is another name, though when I buy, Alstromeria is how they are classified.  I ordered on line for these as garden centers only have the small, short stemmed varieties.  I have a large patch that gets no water unless it rains and it thrives, but is in filtered sun to shade.  I do water the plants that are in full sun.  I just love them and in bloom, they are gorgeous.

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Thanks, mousiegirl, I love the flowers and the pictures of all of them.

[lucymo]

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@mousiegirl wrote:

Quail

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I love this.  You do some great photography, mousiegirl.  I know a lot of folks are enjoying looking at them.

[mousiegirl]

Robin

[lucymo]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

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@mousiegirl wrote:

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You caught me w/o my jacket on!! Whoops!

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LOL, good caption, justjazzmom!  loving the pics.