BillyVance 35 #1 August 21, 2008 I took these a few weeks ago in my side yard right at the tree line. It looks like a weed and it was almost as tall as I am, but a damn nice looking flower. I have no idea what it is, but it only bloomed once since I noticed it."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #2 August 21, 2008 Let's see, scrawny, short, ratty, only rarely has a redeeming feature..............It's a Billybush Even the plants in Bama are inbredYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #3 August 21, 2008 Try smoking it. Then report back to us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #4 August 21, 2008 looks like some sort of a day lily... could it have been planted there, by previous owners of the property.???.. and just never noticed til now??. some perennials can be unnoticed...UNTIL they bloom. disclaimer.. I am NOT a botanist... but i knew a little about certain plants,,,when i was in collegej t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 August 21, 2008 Quote looks like some sort of a day lily... could it have been planted there, by previous owners of the property.???.. and just never noticed til now??. some perennials can be unnoticed...UNTIL they bloom. disclaimer.. I am NOT a botanist... but i knew a little about certain plants,,,when i was in collegej t Don't think it was planted. The stem looks weedlike to me. I've lived here for 8 years and this is the first time I've seen it. Directly behind it is our dumping ground for tree limbs and twigs that have fallen in our yard over the years."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #6 August 21, 2008 roger that BV for some reason i thought you'd only been there a couple of years... wildlife CAN help to spread and disperse seeds, from a variety of plants. Birds, rabbits, woodchucks etc. might have helped to bring that palnt to your place... weed or not, it's a pretty flower... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MakeItHappen 15 #7 August 21, 2008 Quote I took these a few weeks ago in my side yard right at the tree line. It looks like a weed and it was almost as tall as I am, but a damn nice looking flower. I have no idea what it is, but it only bloomed once since I noticed it. It's one of these. .. Make It Happen Parachute History DiveMaker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 August 21, 2008 Be very, very careful! http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRN39oifsE ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #9 August 21, 2008 Looks like one of them Cahaba river lillies? I thought they only grew in the Cahaba river though. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #10 August 21, 2008 Quote Looks like one of them Cahaba river lillies? I thought they only grew in the Cahaba river though. Considering that river runs by about 25 miles west of here, that would be a stretch. That river is one of the most diverse free-flowing streams in the nation in species - plants and animals that are not found anywhere else. It's a pretty good little secret around here. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #11 August 21, 2008 It's a pretty good little secret around here. ______________________________ Not anymore. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #12 August 21, 2008 I think you've got a Philippine Lily (but I'm no botanist) It typically grows over five feet tall and has large drooping white flowers, blooming in the late summer. It can have a solitary bloom or clusters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #13 August 21, 2008 Quote I think you've got a Philippine Lily (but I'm no botanist) It typically grows over five feet tall and has large drooping white flowers, blooming in the late summer. It can have a solitary bloom or clusters. That looks very similar! The only difference is that the petals don't curl like those. But then again, I didn't pay much attention after taking the pictures. I did notice that 3 days later the petals had fallen off. I've got something else I noticed while mowing the perimeter of my back yard along the scrub. There were some mango-sized bulbs or fruit or whatever the hell it was growing out there. I'll go take the camera down there a take a few pics if they're still there."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #14 August 21, 2008 OMG. Be careful very careful it's a female Triffid, an being the female of it's species it's deadly Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #15 August 21, 2008 Lily petals don't curve until the lily is fully open, so you may have gotten your photos a few days earlier in the life cycle than the ones I posted, or there's another really similar looking lily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #16 August 21, 2008 Quote Lily petals don't curve until the lily is fully open, so you may have gotten your photos a few days earlier in the life cycle than the ones I posted, or there's another really similar looking lily. You may be right. Thanks for the info! Good to know what it is. The stalk is still there, almost as tall as I am, flowerless for the moment. As for the other species I mentioned earlier in the backyard, I over-stated their size. These are about the size of lemons. I don't know what they are. There's poison ivy on the ground directly in front of them so I can't reach far enough to pick them off the vine."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #17 August 21, 2008 Damn, send those to Lance and mabey he'll stop glaringYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #19 August 21, 2008 Quote Mango? Don't have those leaves... I thought mangoes were more the size of pears? I'm in rural Alabama. I'd be shocked if there were mangoes growing here. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #20 August 21, 2008 They're a little bigger than pears when they're ripe. Green ones aren't ripe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #21 August 21, 2008 Quote They're a little bigger than pears when they're ripe. Green ones aren't ripe. What do they look like when cut open? (if I decide to take the step over the poison ivy with blue jeans covering my legs)"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #22 August 21, 2008 Quote Quote They're a little bigger than pears when they're ripe. Green ones aren't ripe. What do they look like when cut open? (if I decide to take the step over the poison ivy with blue jeans covering my legs) This is a Costa Rican mango, but it'll give you an idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #23 September 4, 2008 Quote Quote As for the other species I mentioned earlier in the backyard, I over-stated their size. These are about the size of lemons. I don't know what they are. There's poison ivy on the ground directly in front of them so I can't reach far enough to pick them off the vine. I finally found a bunch of these that were hanging close enough to where I could pluck one off the vine without stepping into the brush. I found it to be very light in weight and somewhat squeezable but not much, like a thin plastic shell. I took it inside, took a picture next to bananas for size reference, then cut it open and took pictures. So... what the fuck is it? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #24 September 4, 2008 I'm thinking it's either a pomegranate in the early stages, or possibly an enormous fig (probably not.) Whatever you do, don't go to sleep around one of those things!! T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #25 September 4, 2008 Quote I'm thinking it's either a pomegranate in the early stages, or possibly an enormous fig (probably not.) Whatever you do, don't go to sleep around one of those things!! Well I did have a thought that those seeds contained baby aliens or something. My wife gave a few of them a good squeeze. Some juice squirted out. I'm a bit like Howie Mandel when it comes to the unknown, I wiped the entire counter with the Clorox wipe sheets. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
