Acidanthera murieliae (common names: Peacock orchid)

Beutiful Lori are those White Flowers Peacock Orchids?

Hi Jacque...I've never heard them called that...but that doesn't mean they aren't...lol they are a type of gladiolus...I've heard them called Turkish Glads...They are scented...and would probably be a perennial in your garden...I have to lift them every fall...they are small corms...hard to believe that the tall study plant comes from such little nuggets...They have a wonderful scent as well. they are not expensive, I got 30 for about $8...and they make a wonderful show...worth a try?

Iv got 50 of them 2 plant if their the same Flower Lori :D

This looks lovely lori

This looks lovely lori

Fantastic Lori.

Love the way you weaved in the light, airy plants in the foreground. Makes a very magical, floral display..! Amazing job. You're quite the little artist.!

You are a dear, Flcrazy. It's been such a long time since anyone referred to me as "little". hahahahaha Or did you mean very little artist?...oh never mind! Would love to take the credit...but a little cloudburst accomplished the arrangement.

Mmm...gorgeous! Can imagine them softly swaying on a light breeze...

thanks everyone!...Jacque...We will have to trade photos...mid to late summer-- be there or be square! lol.

Wow!

Looks like my wish list just got alittle longer ! Thanks Lori...lol

These are Beautiful Lori , Mine have no flowers yet :)

Fantastically delicious! A must have for me too now.

I'm with you Jacque, no flowers on mine yet either :(

Love this Lori, it's stunning, great light too.

Gorgous , Is this the one that has the fabulous smell Lori

Thanks Janey!... Yes, Amy, it has a wonderful scent... and the corms are quite reasonable... and they increase every season.

Lovely photo, Lori. I'm waiting for mine to flower! They aren't hardy here, so rather than have to dig them up each year and store them, I treat them as annuals and buy new ones. Do I gather that they are hardy for you, Lori?

My mistake...I wanted to add this photo to my garden list..but took it from my files rather than the goY files!! and as a result I've duplicated a picture... I have this pic a few pages back in my photos... I dig them up in the fall, Spritzhenry. they are very prolific... I have trebled the number of corms in two seasons...I had more than I had space for... so I'm going to try an experiment ...I'm going to pot up the extras and try to get them to bloom over winter!... I may not succeed in getting anything from them but I have extras and it's worth a try, I think.

Not to worry...they bloom later in the season.

Mine are just leaves at the moment! I love these flowers. You've reminded me why, Lori!

Yes Spritz, I've deadheaded most of the first planting, the second planting is middling....and the later planting is just putting up blossom. I decided to try staggered planting to see if I could extend their bloom into the late fall season, As long as I catch all the frost warnings and give them paperbag hats overnite I should be able to have them blooming til killing frost in November. fingers crossed... I usually dig all the corms before then but will leave the late planting to see if they are ok to dig in Nov.

these are beautiful - my neighbour has a few clumps getting established, wonder if she'll mind me pinching some.....

Do you have to dig them up for winter in Devon, Hoya105? Or are you lucky enough to be able to winter them in the garden? I have to dig mine; they wouldn't survive the winter in the soil... no reason that your friend would not share...they are not expensive as corms go...and they divide readily... lots of little cormlets attached to the parent bulb... I plant them and let them come up but they don't bloom they just grow the corm...I dig them in the fall and: tah-dah, millions of little glads to plant next spring!!

Mine never did flower, Lori, so I will be digging them up tomorrow. ;-(

Maybe next year!

oh sorry to hear that! I've dug mine and put them away for winter...they produce so many cormlets that I could have a whole acre of these next year if I had the backbone to plant them!! I'm not aging gracefully I'm afraid...keep trying to do the stuff I took for granted, like dig...and coming up lame or in traction!! (slight exaggeration) Don't give up on them, please Spritz... they really are no care at all!