Chinese name of this plant is "Sudden Smile". Golden Lycoris has only one single pedicel that emerges from the soil, which was probably why this plant is called Sudden Smile in Chinese as it shot out from the ground and blooms suddenly. Leaves of this plant would not appear until the flowers had fallen. This peculiar growing habit is a unique feature of this plant. Photo taken at the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera) in cultivation in Ballan, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 8 February 2013.This is a late flowering lily that flowers long after the leaves have died back and hence the name Resurrection Lily. It is native to Japan and China.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55444737
Chinese name of this plant is "Sudden Smile". Golden Lycoris has only one single pedicel that emerges from the soil, which was probably why this plant is called Sudden Smile in Chinese as it shot out from the ground and blooms suddenly. Leaves of this plant would not appear until the flowers had fallen. This peculiar growing habit is a unique feature of this plant. Photo taken at the Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden
Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera) in cultivation in Ballan, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 28 February 2012.This is a late flowering lily that flowers long after the leaves have died back and hence the name Resurrection Lily. It is native to Japan and China.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55444737
Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera) in cultivation in Ballan, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 11 February 2011.This is a late flowering lily that flowers long after the leaves have dies back and hence the name Resurrection Lily. It is native to Japan and China.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55444737