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    Old 06-08-2011, 04:44 AM
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    When my neighbor gave me one she called it a Blood Lily. Searched it and says it is in the amaryllis family!
    www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/diggin-it/2010/1001/Blood-lily-a-ball-of-fire-in-a-flower-pot
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    Old 06-08-2011, 06:01 AM
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    That makes sense. The flower looks like an allium, but the leaves don't. The alliums have pointy leaves like a tulip, onion, daffodil, etc and these are rounded.

    Originally Posted by Cherylsea
    When my neighbor gave me one she called it a Blood Lily. Searched it and says it is in the amaryllis family!
    www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/diggin-it/2010/1001/Blood-lily-a-ball-of-fire-in-a-flower-pot
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    Old 06-08-2011, 08:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by Cherylsea
    When my neighbor gave me one she called it a Blood Lily. Searched it and says it is in the amaryllis family!
    www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Gardening/diggin-it/2010/1001/Blood-lily-a-ball-of-fire-in-a-flower-pot
    I think Cherylsea's got it! :)
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    Old 06-08-2011, 11:22 AM
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    Very pretty bloom :D:D:D
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    Old 06-08-2011, 09:17 PM
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    Originally Posted by bamamama
    Its pretty. Will it only grow in Fl?
    The one in this picture is growing in my yard in a pot in Round Rock, TX.
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