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Re: Spider Lilies or Naked Ladies?

the belladonna lily has strap-like leaves, if the same one we call surprise
lily, it has no leaves. i'm unable to find it in by bulb book........
-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Hoy <coneh@uswest.net>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 7:58 PM
Subject: 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
>>
>> ___________________________________________
>>
>> > Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
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