The Flower Hour - Mums to Orchids

The Floral Alphabet continues today with M, N, and O.

Mums, as chrysanthemums are commonly called, don't come to mind as a favorite flower for me, but it's hard to imagine a flower I associate more closely with fall decor. Of course I need some "mumkins" and other fall arrangements featuring mums in September and October!  

Last fall Timbuk Farms featured an patriotic Ohio themed arrangement of mum at the garden center. From this angle it's probably hard to tell what is depicted but there is an Ohio flag and a cardinalalong with the large sunburst. And here I used to think mums were all either yellow or orange!

Naked Lady Lily is one of the common names for this hardy bulb which is a variety of amaryllis. The common name comes from the unusual growth cycle of the plant. The leaves come up in spring but there are no flowers until well after the foliage has dried up. So in late summer, the flowers seem to come up on naked stems. Sometimes these are called Resurrection Lily because the flower grows from what may look like a dead plant. I remember being intrigued by these leggy flowers that I saw popping up in people's flowerbeds and wondered what they were. Didn't think about them all that much until a couple weeks ago when these surprised us by blooming along the back of our yard! 

Quick honorable mention to my birth month flower, Narcissus.

For the letter O, here is an oleander and a selection of orchids.

This post is shared at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives for #TheFlowerHour Photo Challenge.

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