Do surprise lilies need full sun?

Sun/Shade — Full sun seems to suit surprise lilies best, especially the further north they’re planted. But many of our readers said they do well in partial shade, too, especially if it’s from deciduous trees which leaf out later, allowing the bulb foliage a few weeks to photosynthesize in full sun.

Surprise lilies prefer full sun and well-drained soil. The wet winters and dry summers prevalent in Mediterranean climates are ideal for the plant, which naturalizes in coastal areas and lives for up to 75 years. They do not require supplemental water in the summer. Fertilize each year when leaves emerge.

These summer-blooming bulbs spread by bulb offsets, advises Missouri Botanical Garden. This division gives your garden a naturalized look, but eventually, they will become overcrowded and you will need to dig up and thin the bulbs so they can continue to thrive.

The Christmas Amaryllis won’t survive our Midwest winters but surprise lilies are perennials in our USDA zone 5b growing area. Surprise lily leaves appear in spring, collecting energy through those leaves and storing it in the below ground bulbs, then turning the leaves yellow and dying off.

The best time to transplant surprise lilies is the fall, ideally four weeks before the first frost. Surprise lily bulbs may also be stored in a cool, dry place during the winter and transplanted in early spring, approximately three weeks prior to the last frost.

They are particularly magical in partial shade, where splashes of sunlight can set them aglow. At its best when thrusting through companion plants such as ferns and hostas, Lycoris squamigera multiplies relatively rapidly into lush clumps and is well suited for naturalizing.

A • ‘Magic’ or ‘Surprise’ lilies (Lycoris squamigera) are best transplanted immediately after the flower stalks fade in late summer, but they can also be moved in early summer after the foliage dies down.

Surprise Lily, Lycoris squamigera, has its name because it produces leaves in the spring, goes dormant, and then surprises you in the fall with flowers on lone stalks. The leaves of Surprise Lily are large and strap-like in the spring that fade in May.

Like the colchicum, they send up their amaryllis-like leaves in spring. The long strappy leaves create energy for the bulb. You can cut the leaves back to ground level once they yellow and brown. These bulbs thrive in full sun to light shade and most garden soils.

They feature 4-7 trumpet-shaped, rosy pink flowers, up to 3 in. across (7 cm), with a touch of lavender lining the petal edges and tips. Blooming in late summer to early fall, the blossoms appear on naked stems.

These flowers last for several days and make attractive additions to cut flower arrangements. Lycoris radiata is the red surprise lily.

Full sun to part shade. * Care: Resurrection lily bulbs are best planted when dormant over summer in loose, well drained soil or raised beds. The second best planting time is early spring. Scatter an organic, granular bulb fertilizer over the bed in early spring and early fall each year to maximize performance.

Space them 6 inches apart. Surprise lily flowers produce rounded, black seeds the size of peas. Plant the seeds when they’re fresh because they quickly lose their viability. The seeds germinate well the first year, but the bulbs they yield can take more than five years to produce blooms.

There are a number of lilies that go by the nickname Naked Ladies. They are also called Resurrection Lily, Magic Lily, Surprise Lily, and Mystery Lily. This stems from the foliage and flowers that appear in different seasons.

Naked ladies, of course, are not human. They’re flowers. Sometimes called hurricane lilies or surprise lilies, Lycoris squamigera belongs to the same family as the red spider lilies that also appear in early fall. On both plants the leaves are present in spring through early summer.

Dig to a depth of at least 6 inches. The longer the bulb has been in the ground, the farther away you should dig, as the bulb multiplies while in the ground and you don’t want to damage the bulb or the roots. Remove the bulb with the stem intact and replant right away.

This lily can be planted anytime, spring, summer or fall, whenever you can find the bulb for sale. The pink-purple flowers will bloom during late summer but will only produce foliage during the late spring. … Parts of your Surprise Lily can be poisonous if eaten.

To grow potted lily plants, you will need these few things: … A medium to large, well-draining pot – Proper drainage is very important for lilies. While they like moist soil, sopping wet soil will cause the bulbs to rot. Make sure you select a container with drainage holes on the bottom.

Lilies — While lilies are well-known as a serious danger to cats, certain varieties are highly toxic to dogs as well. The peace lily, calla lily, amaryllis, lily of the valley, autumn crocus and the common houseplant, giant Dracaena or palm lily, are all deemed dangerous to dogs by the ASPCA.

Newly planted bulbs sometimes don’t bloom at all the first growing season but will do just fine starting in year two. Older lilies might not perform on schedule either. In time, lilies just run out of steam and stop producing flowers. This is especially true if too many bulbs are crowded together underground.

Replant immediately at the same depth they are currently growing. They may not bloom for a year or two after transplant, but should recover. As to the daffodils, let them bloom and then dig and divide.

Magic lily is just another name for the hardy Amaryllis (Lycoris squamigera, or Amaryllis halli). Or it is sometimes called resurrection lily and mystery lily referring to the flower’s delightful habit of popping up unexpectedly in late summer long after its spring foliage has disappeared.

The only two factors that can pose an issue for them are cold and drought. Resurrection lilies enter dormancy when most other plants are actively blooming, so watering them can prove tricky because too much moisture during their dormant phase can cause their bulbs to rot.