Name:
Lycoris squamigera (Naked Ladies)
Comments:
Long, strap-like leaves emerge in winter and grow all spring. They make a handsome, healthy foliage clump in the spring garden, three feet high. In summer the leaves die back and nothing is seen of the plant until August when the pink flowers dramatically appear. These are big lilies, a gorgeous shade of delicate pink atop three foot tall sturdy, bare, stalks. Also called Magic Lily, or Surprise Lily because of their late summer eruption after you have almost forgotten where you planted them.
However, Naked Ladies need a cold winter. In our climate zone we usually get leaves only (very healthy leaves, since no energy goes into making blooms). In my garden they bloom only after winters with long, sustained cold spells. North of Albany the Naked Ladies should be spectacular garden flowers.=
However, Naked Ladies need a cold winter. In our climate zone we usually get leaves only (very healthy leaves, since no energy goes into making blooms). In my garden they bloom only after winters with long, sustained cold spells. North of Albany the Naked Ladies should be spectacular garden flowers.=