Thank you so much for the quick response and identifying the lily.
The picture on that site is more purple or lavendar. They probably vary, but
I want one just like this one which does not appear lavendar or purple. It is
more pink/pinkish lavendar with the true blue.
Can I buy one just like that?
I'll look on google and see what more there is on it.
Cereoid-UR12- wrote:
Not a true lily at all nor is it wild.
Its Lycoris squamigera from Japan. Its a member of the Amaryllis family.
http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/lyco_squ.cfm
You can easily buy the bulbs in the autumn at any place that sells plants.
A google search will turn up much info about the plant, now that you know
its name.
Alice Gless wrote in message
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Hi,
I'm not a regular on this group, but I found this beautiful wild lily
yesterday and wondered if it was unusual. It is pink with an apricot
throat and the petals are brushed with true blue.
Pic:
http://home.earthlink.net/~agless/Wild_Lily.jpg
I would like to try and find out if the property owners will allow me to
dig the bulbs in the fall or what I should do. If I can buy a lily like
this, I would just let it be.
I have tried to phone some lily growers, but their horticulturist is out
until the end of the week.
Thanks to generous people on these groups who are willing to help.