Spider Lilies are blooming even though we haven’t had a good rain in a month. They are true pass-along plants, these hardy bulbs thrive in old gardens, yards, and cemeteries. Their show starts a few days after a good rain shower in midsummer through September. From bare ground, stalks burst through and unfurl their vibrant red show with curvy petals and stamens. As the flowers fade, narrow, green, straplike leaves with silver stripes emerge, persist all winter, and then disappear by spring. Long a mainstay in Southern gardens, red spider lilies go by several common names: "British soldiers," "Guernsey lilies," "surprise lilies," and also their botanical name, Lycoris radiata.
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Very pretty lilys!!
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