Beauty for a day

[madelynmccabe]

@WantonWoodsman those flowers are all BEAUTIFUL!! Where we live, our soil is sooooo bad and we can barely keep tomatoes going all summer

 

[WantonWoodsman]

@WantonWoodsman those flowers are all BEAUTIFUL!! Where we live, our soil is sooooo bad and we can barely keep tomatoes going all summer

Wouldn't it be possible to condition the soil. We have rocky soil here, but they still grow. Thank you

 

[WantonWoodsman]

The white is Wonder Flower, at least that is what I know it by. Ornithogalum thyrsoides.

Is the pink one an asiatic lily of some kind, there are hundreds of them in pink. We have a amaryllis that grows here called Naked Lady as all the leaves die back and then the flower stock comes up. It is pink too, but not that bright.

You are absolutely correct with the Ornithogalum thyrsoides.

The pink and white one is Crinum bulbispermum (Orange River lily, Vaal River lily)

 

[babsbag]

Where do you live that you grow all of these beautiful flowers?

There is a orange flower like your white one that is called a Sun Star. I failed twice at growing it and pretty much gave up but it is so pretty.

 

[WantonWoodsman]

Where do you live that you grow all of these beautiful flowers?

There is a orange flower like your white one that is called a Sun Star. I failed twice at growing it and pretty much gave up but it is so pretty.

I live in South Africa. Would rather live abroad.......lol

 

[WantonWoodsman]

@WantonWoodsman those flowers are all BEAUTIFUL!! Where we live, our soil is sooooo bad and we can barely keep tomatoes going all summer

Here is a pic or two of our soil.

 

[WantonWoodsman]

Do any of you know what plant this is?

 

[babsbag]

Is it an allium? Not sure about that color and the stem looks a little woody.

 

[AClark]

I have crappy soil too, we amended it with 2 tons (literally) of horse manure, all the rabbit pan droppings to include the shavings, and some chicken manure.

Not a flower picture, as all of mine are dying back for fall, but I took this picture 2 years ago on vacation in New York (Ausable caverns)

 

[WantonWoodsman]

Is it an allium? Not sure about that color and the stem looks a little woody.

Boophone disticha - The bulb is extremely poisonous