Lycoris squamigera

Lycoris Squamigera
Lycoris squamigera is one of those plants touched with enchantment. Its leaves, looking like those of the larger daffodils, appear in early spring, die and disappear by the first of July.

#886 Lycoris squamigera
Common Names: surprise lily, magic lily, resurrection lily, naked lily
Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis Family)
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Lycoris squamigera
Plants of Home and Garden
Sow seed when ripe, or in spring. Offsets removed and repotted late summer. Grow in good light, well-draining soil.

Lycoris squamigera Lily, Magic
perennial, average care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 4a thru 9b ...

Lycoris squamigera : Resurrection Lily - Whole Plant
Muscari armeniacum : Grape Hyacinth - Flowers
Muscari botryiodes 'Album' : White Grape Hyacinth - Whole Plant ...

Lycoris squamigera - Hardy Amaryllis
Lysimachia nummalaria--Creeping Jenny
Lythrum salicaria--Purple Loosestrife, Loosestrife ...

Magic Lilies (Lycoris squamigera) first appeared in the American garden trade in about 1880, but they have been cultivated for centuries in Japan. It was originally misidentified and sold under the name Amaryllis halli.

Resurrection Lily ( Lycoris squamigera )
Retama ( Retama monosperma )
Reticulata Bulbous Beardless Iris ( Iris reticulata ) ...

Pink Ladies [English]: Lycoris squamigera
Pink Lady [English]: Cassia roxburghii
Pink Lady Anne Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Pink Lady Anne'
Pink Lady Lenten Rose [English]: Helleborus x hybridus 'Pink Lady' ...

species with a similar growth and flowering pattern are also sometimes called this plant's common name "naked ladies". Some of those species have their own more widely used and accepted common names, such as the Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera).

See also: Daffodil, Cactus, Lilium, Violet, Resurrection lily