Resurrection Lilies

This is the wonderful time in summer when everything is blooming
here in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. One of my
favorite flowers is the Resurrection Lily. If you don’t know what
they are, you might see the papery yellow bulbs not doing anything all
Spring and early Summer and think they are dead. The strap-like
green leaves have long ago grown, dried up, and been
cleared away. Then, this big brownish stalk quickly rises high
and produces a beautiful cluster of pink lilies. What a delight!

Resurrection Lilies are formally called Lycoris squamigera and are in the
Amaryllis Family. They are also sometimes called Naked Ladies (because they
have no leaves).