It is "Spider lily" season once again in north Louisiana and I have been cruising the old neighborhoods to see if the lycoris is blooming yet. Nothing much since we need rain, but I did spy this growing in the shade. I have never seen any other lycoris here except a few of the yellow sorts. This stood out obviously in a dark corner of a vacant lot, of which we have many. It must have been planted long ago probably sometime before the 60's, the houses torn down and the neighborhood in a sad state. Is it a discrete species or a hybrid? Obviously I do not know what the foliage looks like, I will go back and take a look in about a week or so. The stem is about 20in and there are 6 flowers in the inflorescence, these have recently sprung up and there another bud just emerging- about 6 stems in the lonely clump. Any ideas as to species? http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i471/… http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i471/…
