late to bloom flowers with shiney keaves

These plants came up in one of my perineal beds this summer, Their leaves are very shiney. I have been waiting patiently for the flowers to develope and open. There are little buds forming in the middle picture. Any ideas on a late bloomer with shiny leaves, about 6-8 " tall. If it does bloom before the frost gets it, I'll post another picture.

Thanks,

3dognite AKA: pam

 

Funnily enough, if you weren't in Alaska, I might think they were orchids!

 

I don't know what the plant is, but there are at least 30 species of orchids native to Alaska, so don't rule them out just because the garden is so far north!

 

Post again when in flower.

 

Wild thought... have you ever planted any toad lilies, Tricyrtis? The clasping leaves, bud shape, shiny leaves and late bloom would not inconsistent with some Tricyrtis species, going only from google photos, mind you.

[By the way, not meaning to be overly impertinent, but just for future reference, you may find it interesting to look up the meaning of the word "perineal" (which is sometimes used when the word "perennial" is intended) - it sure must hurt to have these things suddenly popping up there, LOL!]

 

Re: late to bloom flowers with shiney keaves (shiny leaves)

LOL Quite a bit of difference between those 2 words!!! Spelling has never been my forte! I'm surprised you didn't mention "shiney " & "keaves"

Still waiting on the flowers....

 

Keyboard spelling mistakes common and often just from hitting wrong keys by mistake.

 

Nevertheless, still good for a hearty laugh!

 

I wonder if it might turn out to be a variety of dianthus.

 

30 in Alaska? I guess in the southern tip?

 

This plant is driving me crazy! It is soo excruciatingly slow to grow. Here are a couple more photos of the developing buds. I'm contemplating digging one of the plants up to bring indoors before the cold gets it. Perhaps I'll just cover it at night for awhile before digging it up...I wish it would just bloom already!!!

 

Bud and leaves in the second set of photos are consistent with Lilium (Liliy). Looking back at the first set of photos, I can now see the resemblance to Lilium there as well.

It appears that the shoot on the bulb was damaged somehow and resulted in a stunted, two headed lily, and is very late in growth. Considering how notoriously slow lily buds are to bloom after first becoming visible, I don't expect they'll open before frost....to bad, that would confirm the ID.

Simon

 

do you think it would be worth a try to dig one up?

 

Re: late to bloom flowers with shiney keaves Mystery Solved

Well sorta solved... The mystery came up again and finally bloomed! Here it is. I know it's a lily, but whoa there are sooo many different kinds. I haven't a clue how to find out which one I have. I have one other pink lily, but it's really short (third picture) and about 3-4 feet away from the tall one.
Just thought some of you would like to see what finally bloomed.

 

beautiful!!!

they're probably all the same variety...i see things that get really tall in one spot and then don't get as much growth in other places in the same yard - comes down to the differences in the soil and the sunlight (which you wouldn't think WOULD be different in the same general area).

 

Re: late to bloom flowers with shiney leaves

joclyn,

Thanks for taking a look. The funny thing is I don't remember planting pink lilies! Of course, my memory is fading as I age. Is it just me; or does it happen to other people?! lol
This was late to bloom compared to my other lilies. I'm just glad it did before freeze up!

 

sometimes soil conditions can change the bloom colors (happens frequently with hydrangea). could also be a case of the hybrid reverting back to original.

regardless, it's a lovely flower!!!