Please ID this plant...hopefully flower

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  1. solst

    solst Member

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    They didn't bloom and start to turn yellow. They look like a flower to me. Maybe some orchid? Thx.
     

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  2. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Looks like a Colchicum sp.
     
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  3. Sundrop

    Sundrop Well-Known Member

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    Yes, the Colchicum foliage dies late in spring and in the fall the flowers emerge from the naked soil. Hence the English language common name Naked Lady. Plant them quickly back.
     
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