My friend, Kim, gives me bulbs from her father-in-law's garden. He must have a garden with a bunch of different bulbs. Kim pulls out a small section, the small ones that have yet to bloom and she plants them in my garden. This time, she gave me a small grouping and I planted them. I saw the bulb start to grow and thought, "OH cool!! Usually the new plants don't bloom until a year or sometimes two or three years later. But this looks like a bloom coming for the "hidden lily" bulb."
I was excited and kept waiting for it to bloom.... but was in for a little surprise.
Hidden lilies are supposed to bloom "under" the big round leaves.
This is NOT under a leaf!
I looked closer..... these blooms have a straight thin leaf at the bottom. It appears my friend have me two different bulbs! So, I have a surprise lily in the garden and will wait patiently for the hidden lily to make an appearance. I hope they both survive and come back again next year!
Beautiful photos! I am a terrible gardener:( I need to learn!
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