The Surprise Lily: How To Care For and Grow Lycoris Squamigera
Home»Bulbs»Lilies Lycoris squamigera , is a flowering bulb brought to America from Japan in 1898 . Lycorisbelongs to the Amaryllis syndicate , which includes theSnowdrop flower , Tuberoseand Narcissus . The bulbs ofLycoris squamigerashould be planted in the fall for blooming “ Surprise lily ” in midsummer . Beautiful blossoms of Lycoris Squamigera – the SURPRISE Lily! It is more commonly known as the : Lycoris A Plant Name From Greek Mythology The lycoris nonplus its name from the Nereids of Grecian mythology – the fifty beautiful daughters of Nereus , a divinity of the ocean , and Doris , a half - human ocean - houri ....