Magic lilies! I love these unexpected flowers.The bulbs send up leaves similar to those of daffodils in the spring. Then the leaves die off and for a month or so there is no sign that anything is happening. Then sometime in July I go outside and voila! Lilies!
They certainly earn their name. Bare stems with no leaves support ethereal pink lilies that last a surprisingly long time. This year the lilies were more beautiful than I ever remember. Perhaps those ground moles tunneling around disturbed the earth enough to allow the bulbs to expand? Whatever the reason, they've made a real show this month.
Other names for this lovely plant include: Surprise Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady, (Latin) Lycoris squamigera, and Hardy Amaryllis.
They are beautiful, I have never heard of these before. I wonder if they will grow in upstate NY?
ReplyDeleteI was at work one day and trying to remember what they looked like...I almost typed in "Naked Ladies" as my search words!
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Ah - so nice to catch up with what has been going on with you! Those lillies are really neat - such different leaves than the lillies I am used to in the north. I meant to say also - So sorry for the trouble with the school. This is exactly the sort of thing that I can't stand. I feel like good service is one of the things we are losing in this country.
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ReplyDeleteI think they might be hardy in your area, Candy--they're hardy in Zones 5-10, and it looks like NY state is either 5 or 6, with the voldest being the extreme north of the state. Look at the map here to figure out what zone you're in:
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I love these, they're beautiful. Thanks for sharing their loveliness!
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