Peruvian Daffodils Blooming

I purchased these bulbs from Walmart year before last. Only 3 of them came up but I think they are the coolest flower. I wish they all bloomed together like last year. Anyway, here are my first Peruvian Daffodils this year! They remind me of something I might see in a Dr. Seuss cartoon.

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Nancy Rhodes C Bessemer, AL

Yes, they are exotic looking. Do they take lots of sun or mostly shade? Wow!

on Jun 07, 2012 · Like 0
Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL

@Nancy, they'll take full sun but what they really want is moist soil.

on Jun 08, 2012 · Like 1
Teresa D Snellville, GA

I have them in full sun. One of the few spots in my yard that doesn't have a huge oak looming overhead.

on Jun 08, 2012 · Like 1
Vetsy Spartanburg, SC

Those are the coolest Daffodils I have ever seen. I really don't care for Daffodils but I would love to have those, they remind me of Orchards.

on Aug 21, 2012 · Like 1
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Teresa D, they are lovely. They look a lot like my spider lillies that just started blooming but yours are prettier.

on Aug 21, 2012 · Like 1
Judy B Norfolk, VA

They are beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I purchase some but they had already bloomed, but throught the were still lovely!!!!! I can't wait till next spring!!!!!!!!!!!

on Aug 23, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Teresa D, how long does each flower last? My spider lillies only last ONE DAY.

on Aug 24, 2012 · Like 0
Teresa D Snellville, GA

Hey Sherrie. They last maybe 5 days? I'm trying to remember. I think 3 - 5 days. They are so pretty. I sure am sick of looking at the yellowed stems though. They get really thick and continue to grow after the flowers are gone. Last year, I chopped them down around December. Just got sick of looking at them.

on Aug 24, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Teresa D, the leaves of your plant look just like the Amaryllis leaves. I can't tell one from the other. We also have horrible huge grasshoppers who love the Amaryllis leaves. Are you bothered with HUGE grasshoppers?

on Aug 25, 2012 · Like 0
Teresa D Snellville, GA

I haven't seen any grasshoppers. These plants are at the edge of my yard, near the mailbox where I get the most sun. I haven't seen any at all anywhere else in the yard though. I've seen praying mantis and other funny looking bugs, but no grasshoppers.

on Aug 26, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Lucky you having praying mantis who are known to be a form of organic pest control.
Our grasshoppers eat everything & there is no pesticide currently available to kill the adult so you have to knock them off the plant and smack them with a shovel or some other heavy object. I don't step on them - too messy.

on Aug 26, 2012 · Like 0
Teresa D Snellville, GA

eeeeuw. What about birds? Don't they eat grasshoppers? Maybe provide food for the birds that like to eat grasshoppers near the areas where they are the most problem? What else eats grasshoppers? Lizards?

on Aug 26, 2012 · Like 0
Becky H Tampa, FL

Teresa, the only birds I think will eat the grasshoppers are sea gulls and black birds, maybe crows, but they don't seem to land and shop our market. The lizards are intimidated by the grasshoppers. I'm hoping maybe the black snakes will like them, but I've not seen one eat a grasshopper yet.

on Aug 26, 2012 · Like 0
Becky H Tampa, FL

Sherrie, I've learned to always attack them while perpendicular to their bodies!!

on Aug 26, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Becky H, I don't care how you attack them, you then must squash them with something. My broom gets them on the ground, then the hard part is killing them and that's where the shovel comes in handy. I guess I didn't do it perpendicular when they fell within the plant & I couldn't get to them. sad!

on Aug 29, 2012 · Like 0
Becky H Tampa, FL

Sherrie, when I was a little kid, I used to go through our yard finding grasshoppers and killing them. My favorite weapon was a brick. One time, I dropped the brick on the grasshopper, and his insides squished out and landed on my leg. I was so grossed out, I never did that again. This is why I attack them with wasp and hornet spray. I can't stand the thought of sqashing one again.

on Aug 29, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Becky H, are you saying wasp and hornet spray kills the grasshoppers? I didn't think anything but a shovel or big shoe killed them.

on Aug 30, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Sorry Teresa D, we got off the subject of your beautiful daffodils.

on Aug 30, 2012 · Like 0
Teresa D Snellville, GA

lol... no worries, Sherrie. I'm fascinated by the apparent nuisance grasshoppers are and the ninja tactics you guys have used to kill them!

on Aug 30, 2012 · Like 1
Terry S Fort White, FL

along the rivers in florida these are known as spider lilies, a native species

on Aug 30, 2012 · Like 0
Becky H Tampa, FL

Sherry, yes, wasp and hornet spray kills the grasshoppers. If I'd been reverent enough to begin a grasshopper cemetery years ago, I'd be able to show you all the headstones to impress everyone, but there's no reverence in me for grasshoppers.

on Aug 31, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Teresa D, this is my spider lily & like I said - yours is prettier & lasts for days. This one only lasts one day so I had to rush to get a picture.
Becky H, I will try wasp spray but I don't think it will kill my grasshoppers. I'll keep the shovel nearby.
on Aug 31, 2012 · Like 0
Teresa D Snellville, GA

Cool! @ Sherrie. They do look very much alike. Surely they are related. It's a shame they only last a day though. I guess the saying is true ... "beauty is fleeting"

on Aug 31, 2012 · Like 0
Becky H Tampa, FL

Sorry Sherrie for misspelling your name; must have been one of those late night posts. 8-)

on Sep 01, 2012 · Like 0
Sherrie S Debary, FL

Awww Becky H, that is OK. I'm just happy you have answers to some of my questions.

on Sep 01, 2012 · Like 0