Flowers - what are they?

[onedayatatime73]

I'm rubbish at buying flowers. Always end up with roses. Saw these today. What are they?

Lilies

Maybe... sorry, big help

Stocks?

Neither lilies nor stocks, but I don't know what they are - gloxinia, maybe, if that's what I mean... something that grows from bulbs, anyway

Maybe try the gardening section? People are brilliant and super-quick with plant id there.

No, gloxinia wasn't what I meant, it turns out Google image search says hyacinth, but I don't think so: something related to hyacinth/bluebell possibly though.

Definitely not gloxinia

Apart from that, where did you get them? They're lovely!

They’re hyacinths! They smell nice and have thick fleshy stems that ooze Sap when you take them out the vase.

They are hyacinths.

Are they artificial? Think they're supposed to be hyacinths.

Surely it's way too early for hyacinths, though?

Wrong shape flowers and way too big to be hyacinths.

They look fake to me. I know a lot about flowers but who knows I may be mistaken. No way you could buy hyacinth at the moment and they are none of the other suggestions either.

Another one for hyacinths here, but not at this time of year. Are they real?

Artificial hyacinths. I used to be a florist.

Plastic hyacinth

They were on a table in a cafe. Definitely not plastic. Will go into a garden centre and ask. Thought they were pretty because they were so simple.

Hyacinths would asphyxiate you on a cafe table! No idea why people think really strong scented flowers go with food.

Looks like anais.

Fake hyacinths, I reckon.

They do look similar to hyacinths but too big.

Definitely not lillies or stocks.

Well clearly they're flowers 🤣🤣🤣

I’m going for alstroemerias, poss White Magic?

They really look fake. Good artificial flowers are made from fabric rather than plastic. Unless they are extremely expensive they are unlikely to be a faithful reproduction of the real thing. The leaves fit for hyacinths. Alstro petals are rounded.