Re: Plant ID

>A friend of mine has a plant, and we don't know the proper name (botanical)
>for it.  She was told it is called "Naked Ladies".  The foliage comes up in
>the spring, dies completely back, then it sends up its flower shoots, which
>are just now blooming (Zone 5 - upstate NY).  The flower looks just like an
>oriental/asiatic lily.  There are five to six pretty pink blossoms at the
>end of one very long, leafless stalk (about 3 foot high), with stamens (I
>think that's the name for the center part) that stick out of the flower.
>Anyway, we were curious what they might properly be called.  They grow well
>in the shade, and are quite pretty.  Thanks for any help you can give.
>
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We have somthing called Naked Ladies here in California that sounds
similar.  The foliage preceeds the flowers, though I've never had as many
blooms on a stalk as you describe.  Ours grow well in full sun and need
almost no care, they naturalize in old gardens.  I believe that the
botanical name is Amaryllis belladonna.  According to Sunset Western
Gardens, they are native to South Africa, will grow in almost any soil, are
drought resistant and very long lived.  They form large clumps of bulbs,
but do not divide the bulbs very often as they may take several years until
they start blooming again.  When you do divide them,  share them to your
neighbors!

P.S.  These are one of my favorite childhood flowers

Nan

Nan Sterman, Master Composter in residency
San Diego County, California
Sunset zone 24, USDA zone 10b or 11


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