And then there's a mystery flower came up yesterday and bloomed today. It might be a bulb, but it came up pretty suddenly and without any blades or leaves, just the stalk (about ten inches high) and a freakish, elaborate bloom like the tails of five exotic cartoon birds. Does anyone know what this is!?
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Moonflowers! (and a mystery flower)
And then there's a mystery flower came up yesterday and bloomed today. It might be a bulb, but it came up pretty suddenly and without any blades or leaves, just the stalk (about ten inches high) and a freakish, elaborate bloom like the tails of five exotic cartoon birds. Does anyone know what this is!?
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I've always called those "surprise lillies".....they just seem to come from nowhere.
Surprise!
I would love to know what they are also! When I lived in North Carolina I had tons of them come up all over the lawn. I made my husband mow around them cause they are neat to look at and they dont last too long. Enjoy them.
Peace,
Heidi in Florida
Red Spider Lilies
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=6ut7g51l.5in86c5x&x=0&y=
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(Tess's husband's photos of wild ones in the woods in Texas somewhere.)
and with google image search I saw lots of things called "spider lily" but only the red ones looked like mine. Tess's were exactly it (and beautiful).
Thanks, all!
I've heard them called "Naked Ladies".
very good
Tess's photo are gone now. I'm sad! It was a field with trees in the background. I need to start hoarding images too, I guess. :-)
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