Bulb flower along back fence

bulb flower along back fence
Originally uploaded by killy.

The back yard is blooming. This year's summer surprise was this bulb that carol's father planted when we first bought the house. I thought for a long time that this was a banana tree, but it turns out that it's some sort of flower; a big pretty red flower.

Also in the backyard are the dozen petunias i planted for my wife last year, a yellow mystery flower, a flowering bush, and two rose bushes that act more like vines than anything.