July 16, 2008
The Mystery Plant
Back in 2004, an acquaintance was pulling plants out of her garden. "Want these?". A large Aloe Vera and some other plant. I took them home and planted them in my garden. Tangled up, in the roots of one of them, was a small plant that I threw into a large clay pot. It died off and I figured it didn't survive being yanked out of the ground. Being kept busy at my job, I didn't really do anything to that pot. So, a year later, the plant was back. What was this thing? I called it "The Mystery Plant". It died off soon after. It returns the same time, every year. This year, it finally produced a flower. Looks like it's some kind of Lily. It also has come back stronger and larger. Must like the soil I transplanted it into. The first image was one I took back in August of 2004. The last three are ones that I took as it bloomed this past week.
Posted by Valkyre at July 16, 2008 02:18 PMThose beautiful flowers are Calla Lilies. I have some myself and am waiting for them to bloom this year. They are very hearty; mine have surived 4-5 years already. It is a bulb, so when it dies back at the end of the summer, I keep them in the same pot and bring them in to "hibernate" and then they will start to bud in the Spring. ENJOY!
Posted by: Taximom19 at July 17, 2008 06:30 PMThank you!
Posted by: Wendy at July 18, 2008 08:53 PM