Help Identifying!

[EmmasMom]

My friend lives in Oklahoma and just noticed this plant growing in her yard. She just bought the house a few weeks ago and hadn't seen it before. Neither of us can find it online ANYWHERE. Do any of y'all know what it could be?

[Newt]

Hi EmmasMom,

Congratulations to your friend on her new home!* She has lovely Lycoris aka spider lily.* It's probably Lycoris radiata.* The leaves usually appear in spring and then disappear.* Then in early fall the flowers appear all by themselves, usually without the leaves.
http://www.floridata.com/ref/L/lyco_rad.cfm

Newt

[EmmasMom]

Thank you SO MUCH for the info!

[Newt]

You are very welcome!!

Newt

[keyslammer2006]

Yep, it's a spider lilly.* Aren't they pretty.* My mama used to call them "Naked Ladies".* That is the oldtimers name for them.* She was 88 when she passed.* I saw some in town at a house today.* I think I am going to go out to Mama's old place and dig some up so I will have some next year.*

[Newt]

Keyslammer, get as many as you can.* They are about $3 a bulb!* There are many of these that are called naked ladies.* They are also called surprise lilies and magic lilies.* I have the pink ones - Lycoris squamergia.

Newt

[keyslammer2006]

Oh my gosh Newt...I had NO idea that they were that pricey.* I am going to be at Mama's place when the sun comes up in the morning.* She always loved them.* She would always smile when she referred to them as "naked ladies".* She was a hoot and a master gardener.* How I wish I could just pick up the phone and ask her all of my gardening questions now.* We take things SO for granted when they are here.* This past spring I went over and got a bunch of her iris.* Every color under the sun and then some, as well as some little violets and oxalis (sp?).* I planted the iris in my beds and trimmed them back.* I hope so much I have iris this spring.* They remind me of Easter eggs.* Thanks Newt for the info.* I hope you know you've opened a can of worms with me.* I don't know whether you are a man or woman, but according to the name I would think you are a man....you are NOW MY SURROGATE MOTHER.* I have read so many of your posts on here and you are good....believe THAT!* Take care and thanks again ever so much!

Donna* (aka "keyslammer")

Hope the picture comes out...it's my precious Mama...she even wore clothes with flowers on them.* Can you believe she was 85 in this picture.* Still dyed her hair JET BLACK to the end!

[Newt]

Donna, I hope I look that good when I'm 85!* Your mom was a lovely woman and I can understand how you would miss her so.* I loved reading about the plants you gathered from your mother's garden. The iris might take 2 years to recover before they bloom, so not to fret if you don't see flowers in spring.* My mother lives in Arizona and is 93, soon to be 94!* I've sent her lilacs from my garden as she never sees them in Arizona.* I've even sent veggies from my tiny garden.*

I'm a woman too.* My name came from one of my rescue dogs.* Her name is Newt and she's named for a little blonde girl from the movie 'Aliens' who survived all alone on a planet that had these huge insect-like monsters.* 'My' Newt is a yellow lab and also survived alone in the basement of a house, so I gave her the name.*

You gave me a giggle when you said I'm now your surrogate mother as I have so many surrogate cyber kids these days!* I don't mind at all. I actually have a foster daughter who just moved from Miami to Ft. Worth and will eventually move to Houston.*

Newt

[keyslammer2006]

Oh Newt....you are SO sweet.* I love the story about the rescue dogs.* I LOVE...actually CHERISH animals.* They are precious.* My babies are like children to me.* I have a wonderful son, but he's grown up and married and has a son.* Now, we have our "other babies".*

Thanks for the info about the iris.* I was hoping that would not be the case, but if it takes another year then so be it.* It will be worth the wait to see Mama's beautiful iris.* I don't know if my link and pictures I sent came through earlier.* I think it told me the file was too large, so if it didn't take you can see my place on the myspace.com site I am attaching the link for.* We've only been here since summer 2006, and it's pretty blank right now.* The picture of the "Ponderosa" as we call it (hee hee) was taken last fall before I had much planted at all.* We had some gorgeous periwinkles last summer and this summer, but nothing else to speak of.* I got the iris from Mama's place and the violets, and oxalis (again sp?)* and everything but the iris, of course, bloomed and was beautiful.* We have a LOT of shade.* We are about 45 minutes east of Dallas out in the country close to the city of Canton, Texas.* Lots of black walnut, pine and oak trees.* The back and the front are covered with trees basically.* I love the shade.* There is, however, enough sunlight to provide plenty for almost anything that doesn't require direct sunlight.* The front of the house faces west.* We've got a half acre that I would LOVE to make into a garden oasis someday.* Right now I am just focused on getting a lot of the plants and bulbs my Mama had.* I feel like she is still here with me more when I see HER flowers.* Hey, I guess God needed a good gardener!* He's sure got one now.*

Here is my Myspace site....have a lot of pictures on there of the family and one of our place to give you an idea.** You are so sweet "MOM".* hee hee* Now, if I could just get you to give me your recipe for cornbread dressing (and NOT leave out any of the ingredients) we'd have it going on!**

Donna (aka...keyslammer)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=201004405

[Newt]

Donna, I think we've hijacked EmmasMom's thread here.* I hope she doesn't mind.* :?* I'm sending you a private message.

Newt