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11 years agoThis is known as a 'Candy Lily', but is not really a lily. It is Pardancanda. It has leaves much like Iris. I don't recall planting this, but it showed up in the middle of an island bed last year. It is a good 4' tall.
The leaves
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When traveling, I take pictures of plants that I don't recognize. This is one of them. I found this on Curacao.
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Here is a shot of a nearby plant -
And, here is one where the flowers have died and seed pods have developed.
11 years agoJim, that is a crinum, a type of lily and a member of the amaryllis family. They also grow in Florida.
A 'landscape' view in my yard.
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11 years agoA teapot that I gave to myself for my birthday a couple of months ago.
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A flower similar to Jim's In Costa Rica
From a trip where we first went snorkeling and then hiked back to the starting point through a National Park.
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