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I've got Naked Ladies

 
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The bulbs, Nerine bowdenii.  Some folks call them August Lilies.

While picking up sticks from the yard this morning, I saw that the lilies were full of buds in one bed, I didn't see any in the other beds.

What a nice surprise.  I think that this year the lilies are blooming earlier than past years.  We have had some showers with a few T-storms, but could really use a lot more rain.

I almost forgot, the deer will not eat them.  Yeaaaaaaaaaa!


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I had those growing at our house when we lived in Dallas except I knew them as being called Amaryllis.



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Are these two different plants called Naked Lady?
 
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Yes Anne they look the same to me.  Each stalk has five or six buds and seems to grow and spread out from a central grouping. Mine are a little darker in color than the ones shown.  These are a bulb and each year they will flower, some years are better than others.  They grow kinda tall in the spring, just a green leaf/stalk type,looking something like daffodil, then die down until late July,

I listed the Latin name in my post, which I try to do with plant names, as the same plant is known by different names in other regions.

If you would like a few bulbs to try in the hill country, just let me know.  


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Wikipedia says that Nerine bowdenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerine_bowdenii

If they are not the same they must at least be in the same family.
 
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Here it's called Naked Lady too. Lycoris squamigera has other common names such as Resurrection flower, Resurrection Lily, Surprise Lily. I like Surprise Lily better because the flower stalks seem to be suddenly popping up out of nowhere.
 
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