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Outdoor topics => The Outdoor Board => Topic started by: Magicman on September 26, 2015, 09:38:01 PM
Spider Lilly's are popping up along the roadside and at old home sites.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/20011/DSCN0318.JPG)
They are often referred to as Surprise Lilly's because they seemly pop up overnight. I guess they could also be called Smile Lilly's because you have to smile when you see a clump of them. :)
Looks like those you found as a surprise last year about this time. Aren't you lucky.. ;D
They are pretty to look at.
Whoops... two years ago..
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,69341.msg1040512.html#msg1040512
Yup, those two years ago are here at home and they are all blooming. Today's picture was some that apparently my Mom had planted outside her kitchen window. I just could not pass them up. :)
Thanks for sharing.
The scientific name is; Lycoris radiata. The bulb made it's way into North Carolina from Japan in the 1800's, and then spread across the South. They are not really a lily, but are members of the Amaryllis family.
After the flower fades, dark blue-green foliage will appear and will stay with us during the Winter months. :)
Pretty pretty! :)