Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Surprise!!!

 The sweet lady that gave me these bulbs many years ago called them Surprise Lilies.  I'm not sure if that's their real name or a nick name describing their traits, but they definitely live up to it.  The reason they're such a surprise is that when most of the summer flowers have all flowered out, these bare stalks shoot up out of the ground wearing a little red bud on top. Then the buds open up into these magnificent blooms.  All this happens in 2-3 days, then the bloom drops off and the beautiful leaves put up around the stem.  I always forget they're even there until one sweet day in September....Surprise!!!


This post is linked to: Outdoor Wednesday
                                 Show and Tell Friday

16 comments:

  1. They do sound and look like a lovely surprise.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  2. What a beautiful flower. Will have to keep an eye out for one ... I love surprises.

    Have a great day ~
    TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon

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  3. Isn't it wonderful when these gifts appear to surprise us. What a blessing.
    Mama Bear

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  4. Isn't it wonderful when these gifts appear to surprise us. What a blessing.
    Mama Bear

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  5. I love how delicate they look! There's a house about a block away who has some surprise lilies that are pink and look like regular lilies. These are so much more fun!

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  6. How beautiful and what a wonderful surprise!

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  7. Hi Sherry,

    I have these pop up in my yard..in fact I noticed one in the past few days...they seem to be wild up here since I see them along the edge of the woods.

    I have a post up of a transformed cupboard if you'd like to see.

    Have a wonderful day,
    Stephanie ♥

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  8. Well those would be a great surprise!Lovely!!

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  9. I have some of those too. A dear friend of mine that is now deceased gave me a start of them.They have been in full bloom and so pretty. I just forgot what they were called.

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  10. Oh baby, they are breathtaking!!! The ones we have pop up 'round here are pastel pink. I love the color! What a nice fall surprise!!!

    God bless and have a wonderful day!!!

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  11. Oh my, what a drop dead GORGOUS bloom! Susan

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  13. P.S. Whoops. Typo above. Make that GORGEOUS. Susan

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  14. Wow....very pretty!!!

    They kinda look like a Spider Plant...something spider anyway. I can't recall the whole name, but it has spider in it. LOLOLOL

    Love the color.

    My Show n Tell this week...LINK

    Have a super Friday!

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  15. Hi! I came over here from Free Pretty Things for You. Thanks so much for posting this. About a week ago this same type of flower popped up in my front yard. I have no idea how it got there. I've been living in the house and haven't noticed it before. I even took a pic with my phone to see if I could find out what it is. :) Have a great day!

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