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Garden Gnome
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Please Help Identify


"Unknown"
March 26, 2009

Please Help Identify: Oh the joys of moving into a home with overgrown gardens and still discovering new plant varieties as we continue our quest to tame the jungle. We have several patches of this unknown plant. I think it is a daylily based on the leaves and flower appearance. The flower is two tone yellow with six petals, 3 on 3 on a single stem. The flower is about 3 inch diameter. It bloomed from approximately March 23 to April 11. I have searched daylily and perennial databases with no luck. If anyone could help me identify this beautiful I would be very grateful.

Update (May 15, 2009): Thank-you Kim for sending me a link where this plant has been classified as: Home › Plants › Ornamental Groups › Bulbous Plants › Liliaceae (Lily Family) › Tulipa (Tulip) › Tulipa sp. (Unidentified Tuliips). My powers of observation must be still in winter mode! This explains the daylily appearance of the leaves but closer inspection the leaf arrangement resembles more of a tulip only thin, long and shiny. The flower petal arrangement resembles more of a daylily than a tulip so the search continues. Thanks to Kim I will narrow down my search to the Tulipa sp. I put the picture on my iPod Touch so I can ask at the nurseries on my next trip and will continue the online search. I will update again as soon as the plant is identified.

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6 comments:

  1. dcrutinc7:32 PM

    My name is Deeann Rutledge and I live in New Auburn, WI. I feel that the flower that you are having a hard time identifying is a type of daffodil. I really enjoyed looking at your website and I'm hoping that you will return the favor. I really enjoy garden gnomes, water fountains, and angel garden statues too. My website address is http://slumberinggardengnome.totalwarehouse.com

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  2. Garden Gnome8:08 PM

    Hi Deeann, thanks for visiting. That is a really cute gnome :)

    This plant is definitely not a daffodil. Unlike daffodils the foliage on this plant does not die back after blooming. The foliage looks very much like other daylilies in our gardens. It is taller than the Stella d'Ore but just a bit shorter than the Tiger Lilies.

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  3. Anonymous11:17 AM

    You're plant belongs to the tulip family - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/778/639552.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Plants/Ornamental-Groups/Bulbous-Plants/Liliaceae/Tulipa/Tulipa-sp/Tulipa-sp-06.html&usg=__NSfS3w

    Kim

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  4. Garden Gnome11:51 AM

    Thanks! According to the image caption on the link, the family is Liliaceae (Lily) and the species is Tulipa sp (unidentified tulips). This explains why the foliage resembles that of daylilies. I'll continue the search.

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  5. Sylvana3:12 AM

    It looks like a tarda tulip - it is a species tulip. You should have quite a nice patch of them as they are great multipliers. I finally bought some for myself this fall. I can't wait to see how they fair next spring!

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  6. Garden Gnome3:53 PM

    Thanks so much Sylvana! I really appreciate your help in identifying this pretty flower.

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