Lycoris, whose various species are known by common names such as spider lily, surprise lily, naked lady and others, are that group of perennial bulbs one explores after having conquered the ...

Lycoris radiata is the botanical name of the widely loved, fall-blooming, red spider lily. Though the Latin name is pretty and not that hard to say, the blooming bulb is better known by many other ...

Kathy Huber has worked for the Houston Chronicle since May 1981. She was Features Copy Desk chief before becoming the first full-time garden editor for the paper in 1988. She writes a weekly garden ...

Q: My lycoris won't bloom in the ground or in a container. The bulb necks are exposed, and I kept the ones in a terra-cotta pot dry during the summer. New growth appeared but without blooms, although ...

Lycoris radiata is the botanical name of the widely loved, fall-blooming, red spider lily. Though the Latin name is pretty and not that hard to say, the blooming bulb is better known by many other ...

There’s probably no more delicate flower found in our gardens. I’ll give you two choices of names: Lycoris squamigera or “naked ladies.” Or you can go with the unimaginative “surprise lilies” that is ...

Southern heirloom spider lilies seem to be more hardy in Dallas-area gardens than Japan imports. The spider lilies are having a particularly good year. Although their proper name is Lycoris radiata, I ...

Have you noticed some red flowers popping up lately, seemingly out of nowhere? Chances are you have been graced by the presence of hurricane lilies. These flowers tend to show up in August and ...

The oxblood lilies suddenly appeared the week the neighborhood high school marching band began another season of afternoon practice. So for a moment, I imagined the deep-crimson, trumpet-shaped ...

The oxblood lilies suddenly appeared the week the neighborhood high school marching band began another season of afternoon practice. So for a moment, I imagined the deep-crimson, trumpet-shaped ...