We only have a one car garage. Ron's vehicles are parked next to the garage on a cement parking pad. In front of the pad are a few plum trees.
Since we're not gardeners, we've never weeded around the plum trees. Some spring flowers sprout up here and there. So far there have been a few jonquils and a few tulips.
Tonight we got home and Ron was like "WOW! You have to come see this!" Of course, I went running. In front of his van was this flower that was absolutely gorgeous! Now I'm not a photographer so I did the best I could with the pictures. It stands about three feet high and it looks like it's from the orchid family. How in the heck did it get there? It wasn't there last year. Or the year before that. That was a nice surprise.
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Hmm, would be rare in a city environment, but perhaps do a google search for pics of a jack in the pulpit? I am pretty sure of the name.
Sorry Jim...that's an Iris!! They have blade like leaves that are about 1 1/2 inches wide and thin. They have toes ( like bulbs!) and will come up year after year. Probrably the toe has been planted for years, and has worked its way up over the years. They don't like to be planted real deep. They prefer to be shallow planted.
They come in 100's of colors!! Jeff's Mom had a Iris bed for many years. Once the blossoms have died, you should take the leaves and cut them up like an arrow towards the sky >...only up!!!
They don't last long and even shorter in a cut bouquet. Hope I have answered all the curious ???'s!!
Ruth
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