Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis belladonna)

August, 2009 belladonnas.

Naked Ladies under Live Oaks -- August, 2009.

Saw the first 'clothes' reappear today...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Belladonnas with clothes ON...

Late March...in full leaf...sans blooms...

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Belladonnas with clothes ON...

Late March...in full leaf...sans blooms...

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Belladonnas with clothes ON...

Late March...in full leaf...sans blooms...

Hurrah! First sighting of the ladies for the summer of 2010! Southern California has had cooler weather than normal. Can't wait to see if there are more 'ladies' than last year! They arrived a week sooner than last year.

Gee is it that time again? I dug all mine out, they are gone. I am going to buy hybrids with great colors to replace them. I can't wait!

Latest count -- August 29, 2010 -- 70 naked ladies!

First sighting of new leaves -- November 7, 2010

This year I bought quite a few brightly colored ones and even some white ones. Some are bi-colored. Some almost red. I am in love! LOL

I am so glad there is a thread for Naked Ladies, last year was the first year I planted them, the only thing I know about them is that you don't do anything to them, I like the sound of that. Is everyone of these stems going to be a plant? If so, I am going to have a lot of them, I don't know what color they are going to be so that will be a big surprise.

1st sighting same day as last year -- July 21 (yesterday...saw another one this morning).

It is almost COLD today. Our weather has certainly changed.

August 13, 2011 -- passed last year's total by one so far -- counted 71 naked ladies today.

Weather continues to be unseasonably cool -- grateful for that -- but sorry that other parts of the country are experiencing dreadful and prolonged heat.

Again surpassed the previous year's total -- today's count was 82 naked ladies -- August 28, 2011.

I am back, lost this link so have been gone for quite awhile. I have been trying to grow Naked Ladies inside this winter, I have gotten one to grow leaves, and they are over 12 inches tall. I have also gotten one that has greenery at the neck, it is potted up and next to the one that is growing, I also have a Morning Glory plant that I am trying to get to bloom this winter, was going to try to put it in the window but don't have enough room without gettting too close to the glass and burning the leaves. The first picture is the leaves, and the second is the Morning Glory plant. Someone told me that I may have flowers either in February or March, was hoping sooner but you can't rush mother nature.

Here is the Morning Glory plant, I know that they grow in the summer, but I thought that I would try to grow them in the house during the winter, got to keep remembering that they need lots of water. Do you think they will bloom in the house this winter?

Have never grown morning glories indoors --

could check this site:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071116045352AApdsog

I have 'Naked Ladies' package was marked Lycoris Pink, so are they actually Amaryllis Belladonna?

I think the lycoris is different -- but may look somewhat alike.

See this page of Dave's Garden: http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1347/

The naked ladies' leaves have dried -- NOW,
waiting for the arrival of the ladies of 2012!

mee too

Well -- not sure the actual date this year of the first emergence...
but yesterday (July 11) I already saw 6 naked ladies! They
caught me this year...popping up unnoticed -- somewhat early
this year. This arrival is several weeks earlier than before.
Wonder how many blooms we'll get this year!

Decline in amount of Naked Lady blooms this year -- August 26, 2012.
There were so many leaves, but there was a table standing on and near
their area for parts of the winter -- so maybe that is why only 56 blooms
appeared. Last year there were 82. It was an odd year, with the first
blooms arriving very, very early and then many not appearing at all.
Somewhat strange!

Is that 56 stems or 56 florets? 56 stems would be quite the show!

I gave away of all my regular A. belladonnas and replaced them with the more colorful hybrids. So many picotees and all shades of pink to white to almost red are now available.

Kell - you've really got a winner there. This thread of yours is now 10 years old! Fantastic photos.

Gosh, 10 years? Amazing. Do you have these bulbs where you are?

I don't grow them but I did send them to a Long Island friend who does grow them.

I had 56 stems -- and had 82 last year...so, was hoping for over 100...think the table cast a shadow and limited them.
Since they were just here...and we never planted them, we are going to leave them. This is their homeland!

As in 2009 -- first sighting of leaves on November 1, 2012.