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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera)




Common Name: Resurrection lily

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Flowers: Showy Flowers, Fragrant Flowers

Late summer-blooming bulb of the Amaryllis family. Strap-like grayish-green leaves (to 12” long and 1” wide) in spring. Leaves die back in summer. Thick naked flower scapes rise to 2’ tall in late summer, each bearing 4-7 funnel-shaped, rose-pink tinged with lilac flowers that are quite fragrant. Appearance resembles Belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna). Flowering habit somewhat reminiscent of Colchicum. Plants in the genus Lycoris are sometimes commonly called resurrection flower, surprise lily or magic lily because the leaves disappear in summer with the flower spikes seemingly rising from the dead in late summer.

Photographic Location: Wilson County Tennessee.

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2 comments:

  1. Michele LeeAugust 6, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    Cool! I thought these were planted as so many have them in their yards/gardens. Nice shot George!

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  2. troutbirderAugust 12, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    Beautiful photos. In Minnesota we used to call them "Magic Lilies" for obvious reason and the first time I saw on around our first house I was astonished...:)

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