Peter Pan Lilies

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  1. dooley

    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    Today, our Peter Pan Lilies started to bloom. They were here when we moved here and the first year had no blooms. There were a few the next couple of years. This year there are fourteen buds. Today, some bloomed so DR took some pictures. Dooley

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    Beautiful! Do they have any scent?
     
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    jubabe296 Official Garden Fairy

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    Those are really pretty!! Glad they are doing good for ya'll this year!!
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    They do have a scent but not strong like some lilies. It's very delicate and nice. Dooley
     



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    Oh they are lovely!!
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Oh boy my 'to get' list just gets longer and longer. I think I may need another 1/3 of an acre to get everything in!!! :rolleyes:
     
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    :-? Are you sure they are Peter Pan lillies . They look very like irises to me Dooley , Peter Pan lilies are Agapanthus .
    Google images Agapanthus Africanus
    Google images Iris
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I thought they were Iris too. But also thought maybe they were a lilly I had not seen before.
     
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    Pinkiered The Rose Queen

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    My first thought was Iris too. But Ive never seen an Peter Pan lily so I didnt say anything.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I found these piccies of a Peter Pan lilies on the internet.

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    AGAPANTHUS orientalis `Peter Pan`
    Peter Pan Lily of the Nile
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    Well, I didn't know what they were so I asked the neighbor because he has some and he told me they were Peter Pan Lilies. However, we always learn things we didn't know. I'll have to tell my neighbor what it is that he has. I wonder how he knew what they were. I'll have to ask him. Dooley
     
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    i bought a pot of agapanthus last fall and planted down in the back yard. It's just started growing. Now, I can't wait to see what it looks like. I have never had it either. I have decided not to ask my neighbor about the Peter Pan Lilies. He's old and rather set in his ways and I don't think the name of a plant is worth ruining a friendly relationship with a neighbor. Thanks for the new information though. Dooley
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Dooley it really doesn't matter what the plant is called just enjoy it as it's a real beauty.
    I love white flowers in a garden as they act as a foil for stronger colours and are almost luminous as the light fades. :-D
     
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    No matter the name Dooley!! They are still gorgeous and I look forward to seeing more photos of your flowers!!! :setc_005:
     

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