Roses! . . . and something else . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[samplegirl]

1. So pretty

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, my dear samplegirl! ♥

[MontanaMama]

3. I'll be that rose smells like heaven.

Is that second photo of an allium of some sort? I’m curious.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I didn't actually get close enough to smell any scent, my dear MontanaMama!

I was mostly intrigued by their looks!

I was using the portrait mode on my iPhone, and it made the stem disappear! It's the head of the agapanthus (Lily of the Nile).

[MontanaMama]

12. That was my second guess!

Don’t you love portrait mode on the iPhone? I’m still learning but I use it a lot…for better, for worse.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I like it a lot, but I can't always get it to work! It's tricky.

That's why I posted these flowers; they mostly worked.

[TexLaProgressive]

4. Lovely photos as usual

The something else might be in allium family like these garlic seed heads
Well I can't get the picture to post and display so here's the website
https://permaculture.com.au/store-garlic-next-years-crop/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thank you, my dear TexLaProgressive!

It's an agapanthus, or Lily of the Nile. They make gorgeous flowers.

Thanks for the link!

[TexLaProgressive]

9. I had to to a search yes gorgeous

[2naSalit]

5. Pretty!

That something else looks like it is some kind of onion. Those will be interesting subjects.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much, my dear 2naSalit!

Not an onion, but agapanthus.

When the flower opens, it's breathtaking.

[2naSalit]

11. Well...

I can hardly wait to see it!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Ah, your wish is my command, my dear 2naSalit!

This is an older photo but the flower shows very well. Enjoy!

[2naSalit]

18. Oh, THOSE things!

I was wondering what those were called last time I was visiting family out there. Almost as ubiquitous as iceplant used to be.

Thanks! They are pretty spectacular looking, and much larger than the onion things I was thinking of.

[MontanaMama]

13. I also guessed that second pic

was an allium of some sort…great minds! I’ve never grown agapanthus, have you?

[2naSalit]

17. Nope.

I can't recall ever seeing them outside of California or Arizona. I had to look them up because I didn't know the name, but looking at the pictures of them, those things are everywhere out there in landscaping schemes.

Last time I was out there I was wondering what they were called.

The size of the flowerhead is about the size of a cantaloupe.

[MontanaMama]

19. I see the purple ones

quite often in Oregon. They are very dramatic in a landscape. Not sure I can grown them as a perennial in zone 4.

[2naSalit]

20. Yeah...

Definitely not zone 4 material! I think they originated in the west Pacific.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. So lovely!

I thought perhaps the stem-less bud was captured while falling?? But you explained why the stem disappeared.

The white flower against the green background, so beautiful and elegant.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thanks very much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

They just looked beautiful to me too.