March lily

Amaryllis belladonna,[2] the Jersey lily,[3] belladonna-lilynaked-lady-lily,[4] or March lily,[5] is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is reportedly naturalized in many places: CorsicaPortugal, the AzoresMadeira, the Canary Islands, the Scilly Isles of Great Britain, the Democratic Republic of the CongoAscension IslandAustraliaNew ZealandMexicoCubaHaiti, the Dominican RepublicChileCaliforniaTexasLouisianaMississippiMichigan and the Juan Fernández Islands.[6][7]

Description

Perennial bulbous geophyte with one to two erect solid stems which appear in late summer. The inflorescence bears 2–12 showy fragrant funnel-shaped flowers on a ‘naked’ (leafless) stem, which gives it the common name of naked-lady-lily. The pink flowers which may be up to 10cm in length, appear in the autumn before the leaves (hysteranthy) which are narrow and strap shaped.[4][5]

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