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Re: Spider Lilies or Naked Ladies?

Tim,
When I left the mild climate of California I left behing any hope of growing
what we called Naked Ladies(Amaryllis belladona)(most references rate it
hardy to zone 8,a few to zone 7)I did try  them hear and they difinitely do
not like the cold winters.(Not even in a sheltered ,unheated,green house in
a very mild for us,El Nino winter..)

..I was delighted to find a look alike Lycoris squamigera aka Magic lily
(and somtimes as Amaryllis Halli) that is hardy to a zone 3 although I cant
testify to that as this is a zone 6 and cold enough for me as it is.

It  has all the same traits,color etc.so it would be understandalbe for
folks to become confused and put old familiar names to them.
The spider lilies dont look like the Naked Ladies of California  at all but
the Lycoris  squamigera looks almost identical.

The current Van Dykes catalog lists these Lilies on page 16 if your
interested..
Connie

Chavez, Tim A wrote:

> A friend recently deflected my admiration for his Spider Lilies and
> claimed emphatically that they are called naked ladies. Is it possible
> this plant has both common names, or do I need to learn which is which?
> And what is the Latin name in case I want to look them up and order
> them? Having never heard of that common name which recently popped up in
> discussion here, I am wondering who can tell me more. I m intrigued by
> these bulbs ability to pop up out of nowhere and put on a head of
> flowers, then vanish.
>
> > Tim Chavez
> z6 Wichita Kansas
>
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