Anybody know what this plant might be?
It was blooming in my mother’s garden and I’ve borrowed a few clumps… But I’m in the process of digging out roughly half a hundredweight of Crocosmia/montbretia corms, which are in the process of taking over, and this looks a little similar. I don’t want to find out I’ve adopted a monster, but on the other hand, anything that flowers in November has got to be worth tolerating.
And talking of things flowering in November…
… what do you think this rose thinks it’s up to?
Not that I’m complaining, mind, but do you think it knows something I don’t?
November 22, 2009 at 4:43 pm |
It looked like a crocus to me but I thought they were normally not so tall with the foliage. Still, I did a google image search for ‘pink’ and ‘crocus’ and think it might be this.
November 22, 2009 at 5:14 pm |
Ooh, you may well be right. It seems to have rather an unfortunate common name …
November 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm |
I agree that it’s a ‘Kaffir Lily’. Roses blooming again at this time of year isn’t unusual as the weather has remained relatively mild. I’ve seen them in bloom at Christmas! xx
November 22, 2009 at 6:42 pm |
‘mild’ isn’t really the word I’d use for our weather recently (although granted it isn’t actually that cold…). I knew roses hung onto their blooms, but I hadn’t seen them budding this late. Ah well, it’s a nice surprise!
November 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm |
I agree but providing it stays frost free then they will keep going, as indeed will other plants.
As you say it’s nice to see flowers at this time of year! xx
November 22, 2009 at 6:51 pm |
We used to sell them as a cut flower in October November, back in the days where there were seasonal variations in the cut flower trade! Kaffir lilies became known by a more PC name Jersey Lilly
November 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm |
So, is it recommended for the garden, or will it take over?