Also called hurricane lilies. These can go years in between blooming for me, probably due to extreme neglect. They're under a southern eave of the house where they get dumped on by rain run off in winter and then cooked and never watered in summer. In the second photo you can see a gopher hole, but gophers don't bother them. I believe they're poisonous. They're supposed to be deer proof too. Foliage is thin dark blue green in color, dies back each summer with blooms emerging in the fall. Very common in the Southern US, not so common in my neighborhood.
Come to think of it, it was probably the unexpected rainstorm we had a couple of weeks ago that encouraged them to put on a show.
Lycoris radiata, spider lilies, surprise lilies
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Re: Lycoris radiata, spider lilies, surprise lilies
I have a few in the ground for several years now, with no flowers yet! Congrats on yours...
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Very nice. Exotic. For me it would be gopher food most likely.
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Re: Lycoris radiata, spider lilies, surprise lilies
Thank you Mits, this is an established clump. I cut some and put them in a vase inside. Very elegant looking.
Stan, I doubt anyone has more gophers than we do and they leave these alone. I suspect with the large euphorbias you have there are some safe zones in your yard. Have you found that to be true?
Stan, I doubt anyone has more gophers than we do and they leave these alone. I suspect with the large euphorbias you have there are some safe zones in your yard. Have you found that to be true?
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Re: Lycoris radiata, spider lilies, surprise lilies
Hard to say. They can go right around the Euphorbia's and eat Cane palms to the nub 4' away. Oh,what fun - I saw a Possum in the yard. They like to eat Impatiens. All the summers growth- gone.
They and Gophers do ignore Clivia..a tip for the rest of you. Clivia might some relative of Lycoris?
With all the bad news..plants help.
They and Gophers do ignore Clivia..a tip for the rest of you. Clivia might some relative of Lycoris?
With all the bad news..plants help.
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Re: Lycoris radiata, spider lilies, surprise lilies
I have many. Best left undisturbed. I also have many of 'aurea'. Yellow. They naturalize here. I can bring you to a population where you can dig all you want.
Clivia are French hybrid Amaryllis.
Clivia are French hybrid Amaryllis.
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