do you grow them? we have had a bumper crop this year. My husband picked an enormous bouquet for me and they smell really good. they are also called magic lily

the smell is divine.

I have 2 or 3 and they haven't bloomed yet.Connie in CO

Never heard of them.

we had an lots last year. This year we have only a few. But they are beautiful.

Mine have sprouted up over the past few days. they are so pretty. =)

Mine get the leaves but not the bloom.Maybe to deep?

Are these the one's called Resurrection Lily? In the spring you have large Daffodil like leaves, then then die - then when you think the stupid plant died up comes a stalk which grows several inches a day then out pops the Lily's?

yup. Here's mine :)

Now i know what they look like,thanks for the picture.I'll wait awhile longer.

Mine haven't bloomed yet

Beautiful color.

Aren't they beautiful? In the spring I get so many leaves coming up, can't wait to see the blooms. Only thing is, I have to go around the fence to the neighbors side to see my "ladies". I get the greenery, she gets the flowers.

We grew up calling them "Suprise Lillies". Ours have been blooming for over 2 weeks now.

I had only 1 come up this year. I've always had several. I think my DH has been "working" in the yard again.

mom calls them 'Naked ladies'.. or did I just hear her wrong all this time?!?!?! :shock:

I just came in from outdoors.I watered the 2 blubs and kinda dug around.I see 1 looks like it might be ready to send up a bud stem i hope.I've always heard them called Naked Ladies but that depends on the area of the country,i think.

Thats what we hill billies in Indy call them also!

Wish I had some planted! I think they semll awsome.

I have not heard of them but it does sound intriguing.

I've always called mine 'surprise lillies'

We've lived in this house for less than a year so we were delighted to find hardy amaryllis planted here. My 13 year old granddaughter was visiting when my hubby came in and asked me "Did you see all the naked ladies out front?" She about went into shock! WHAATTT???!!! LOL

My FIL use to grow them all the time, I think the name fasinated him more than the flower.

I planted some and they didn't come up

We call them "spider lilies". they do resemble a spider. Maybe we are talking about 2 different things.

We called them Surprise Lily were I lived in MO. IA is always a week or two behind MO in growing. Mine have been blooming for several days. I've never cut mine, didn't realize they smelled so good. I'll have to cut some.

we call them naked ladies and I only have one keep hopeing it will multiply

those are the ones that are red and the naked ladies are pink and white and look like a day lily

How funny, I was born in Danville, Indiana! Guess mom taught me what she was raised calling them.

I think if you were to buy these from a bulb catalog, you will find they are "Hardy Amaryllis". They have been in bloom here in VA for about 1 week. Beautiful lilies and make wonderful cut flowers for bouquets.

:lol: :lol: Tooooooo funnnnnnny!! :lol:

You need to post a pic - I've never heard of them.

My neighbor was telling me about a little boy who lived in the house I live in now. There are Surprise Lillys on the west side of the house. They called them "Naked Ladies" The little boy, about 5 years old, went to school and drew a picture. The teacher asked him about his picture and he told her they were "Naked Ladies" He got in trouble and was sent home. Duh..teacher, ask for more details.
Anyway, I would never call them "Naked Ladies" around a child.

My grandpa grew Naked Lady flowers

mine are in full bloom.

OK ... it's not a true Lily, latin name is lycoris squamigera which is in the Amaryillis family.

I have just a few plants which are just stating to come up - no blooms yet. Glad someone else refers to them as naked ladies...always get a strange look when I ask about them.

I think you need to let the foliage die back naturally to get blooms. Mine were planted in terrible clay soil and bloomed like crazy.

Surprise lilies multiply like crazy around our area-pretty bulbs and fragrant.

Mine are blooming here in Missouri, the fragrance is wonderful.
My mother-in-aw always called them surprise lillies.

I have some magic Lilys this is a picture from last year mine will bloom in Aug after it rains.they have bloomed and gone this year.I will try to send a picture