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In yards and gardens throughout the southeastern US, at the height of the hurricane season each October, 18-24 in (46-61 cm) tall leafless stalks topped with clusters of brilliant red flowers appear seemingly overnight and out of nowhere. Each of the 5-7 flowers has extremely long anthers, giving the 8 in (20 cm) cluster a spider-like appearance. Only after the flowers have withered in a week or two do the narrow, strap-like basal leaves appear. The leaves themselves deteriorate by the following summer and for several weeks there is no clue that the hurricane lily is there waiting for its time.
Native to China and Japan; now widely naturalized in the southeastern United States.
Culture
In mixed borders, meadows and natural areas. Does well in the filtered shade of large trees. Plant clusters of hurricane lilies where you need fall color to replace exhausted summer flowers. Hurricane lilies are stunning in cut flower arrangements, and they last for several days.
Features Steve Christman 10/07/97; updated 8/19/03, 9/27/03, 10/3/05, 9/16/06
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