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Desert Lily Hesperocallis undulata (Liliaceae)
Dry, sandy desert flats from southeastern California through Arizona and northwestern Mexico.
At least that is the best identification I can make in this suburban setting. It may be a hybrid and if someone has a better identification, speak up.
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Beautiful photography!!!
Oh and by the way, I was wrong. President's Bush birthday is NEXT month on the 6th. LOL Oh well, both months start with Ju and they are both hot!
Posted by: Housewife | 06/06/2005 at 04:56 PM
Dear Housewife,
So is he!
Dear Mr. Kurtz,
What a beautiful lilly! I wonder...if it's a desert lilly, could it live even though I gave it to my Mom? Poor thing. Every flower dies that she gets. I want to give her a plant (in NY) that will be able to rough it. LOL. Have a great day.
Posted by: Rosemary | 06/06/2005 at 07:44 PM
Rosemary,
The best I can come up with is: not a good idea for that climate and almost certainly not indoors.
"Like desert mariposa, the bulbs behave as drought-evading annual seeds, flowering only in wet years. They are also very difficult to cultivate. In sand the bulbs may be 2 feet below the surface. This deep location probably protects them from both hungry animals and the summer rains, which might otherwise rot them."
I don't know what resources she has on western plants, but Sissy Willis is wicked smart about plants. And most else as well.
Thanks,
Tim
Posted by: Mr.Kurtz | 06/06/2005 at 11:25 PM