KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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It is blooming season for Lycoris radiata again here in southern Japan. This is one of my favorite fall flowering bulbs - it always blooms right on time for the autumnal equinox. One funny name for the genus is naked ladies since the plants flower when the leaves are dormant - also giving them the name surprise lily. Last Sunday my wife, our friend, and I went to a local valley to see them doing their thing. Here's a pic:
And the video:
Naked ladies in their habitat
It is blooming season for Lycoris radiata again here in southern Japan. This is one of my favorite fall flowering bulbs - it always blooms right on time for the autumnal equinox. One funny name for the genus is naked ladies since the plants flower when the leaves are dormant - also giving them the name surprise lily. Last Sunday my wife, our friend, and I went to a local valley to see them doing their thing. Here's a pic:
And the video:
Naked ladies in their habitat