They are a petunia variant; smaller that petunias usually are here. And there are actually only 3 plants in there - a dark one at either end, but a tri-coloured plant in the middle giving the pale lavender colour, the pink and the white. I usually tuck the plant labels into the pots so that I know exactly what has done well and what hasn't. But I can't see them in this pot :(
What you think is a lily is actually Alstroemeria, often called Peruvian Lily which is not a lily at all. I love them in bouquets and they come in so many colours!
I wish I could grow some of the flowers you have but they only survive in the north of Spain where it's cooler and more humid.
Your garden is looking lovely! I am especially envious of your agapanthus and clematis.
What you think is a lily is actually Alstroemeria,
That plant confuses me I have grown alstomeria in the past, and sometimes buy them as cut flowers as they last so well - but they have all had much longer stems. This plant flowers about 6" above the ground. I guess it is a miniature version.
Having so many flowering plants is the up side to having rain all through the summer - and temperatures that only reach the low 20s. Sometimes less rain and more heat might be quite nice!
The agapanthus are amongst my favourites - and there is another clematis that grows up through other plants, too, but it is harder to photograph. Currently Barbie the camellia has a crown of deep purple flowers :) ETA - you can just catch a glimpse of it in the first picture.
I just looked it up and there are indeed dwarf varieties of Alstroemeria! I love Agapanthus and remembering marveling at some lush plantings all blooming last summer up in Galicia. They have camellias up there as well.
Aha! That will be what it is! The idea was to keep the planting low in most of the bed near the house, with more height in the back one. So a dwarf version make sense.
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I wish I could grow some of the flowers you have but they only survive in the north of Spain where it's cooler and more humid.
Your garden is looking lovely! I am especially envious of your agapanthus and clematis.
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That plant confuses me I have grown alstomeria in the past, and sometimes buy them as cut flowers as they last so well - but they have all had much longer stems. This plant flowers about 6" above the ground. I guess it is a miniature version.
Having so many flowering plants is the up side to having rain all through the summer - and temperatures that only reach the low 20s. Sometimes less rain and more heat might be quite nice!
The agapanthus are amongst my favourites - and there is another clematis that grows up through other plants, too, but it is harder to photograph. Currently Barbie the camellia has a crown of deep purple flowers :) ETA - you can just catch a glimpse of it in the first picture.
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I just looked it up and there are indeed dwarf varieties of Alstroemeria!
I love Agapanthus and remembering marveling at some lush plantings all blooming last summer up in Galicia. They have camellias up there as well.
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