I have them in the ground and they are horrible to try to dig up. You all have that kind. Call them swamp lilies, these thing ain't never seen any swamp that I know of....

Bessera Elegens
from belowfrom aboveclose up

Great shots of such cool and unusual flowers! They look like fireworks to me

Really beautiful, that's for sure...

Purple Style in close up - You couldn't make this stuff up!

Another Blood Lily - considerably later than the 1st blooms

Beautiful! What is the foliage surrounding it?

These bulbs usually send up flowering scape before foliage manifests itself; 2 blooms happened last month and own the foliage in pic.

Wow! I had never seen the foliage of Blood Lily before, much wider leaves than I'd expected, and attractive too. Kinda reminds me of a Birds nest fern.

How unusual! You have the neatest stuff, Jack!

jmorth said:Lycoris squamigera
day and night

So beautiful !

Thanks.

They weren't as impressive this year (drought).

Just beautiful! Mine are just starting.

I have heard Lycoris grows wild in USA ? True ?

Yes, locally naturalized in southeastern US (imported originally through N Carolina); known as the 'Hurricane Lily'.

jmorth said:Yes, locally naturalized in southeastern US (imported originally through N Carolina); known as the 'Hurricane Lily'.

Could You please be kind enough to further clarify which lycoris grows wild in US? Radiata is native to the region I belong i.e Northern Pakistan under the foot hills of western Himalayas and in main land China and India. Also Hurricane Lily refers to another plant again commonly found in the US. It is neither Nerine nor Lycoris but called oxblood lily. It comes in mainly red, pink and yellow.