Lycoris radiata, also known as the Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Rain Lily, Surprise Lily, Hurricane Lily, Resurrection flowrers, and Naked Ladies is a bulb in the Amaryllidaceae family and is native to Japan. They can grow in full sun or patial shade, but unlike most trees and shrubs, the Red Spider Lily flowers best in patial shade. Cold hardy from USDA zones 6-10, the bulbs should be planted in the fall at least 9 inches apart in clumps of 3-5, and with ¼ inch of the top exposed. If the bulbs are planted too deep they will not flower. In the late fall narrow dark green strap-like leaves emerge and stay all winter, slowly fading in the springtime. The plants remain dormant all spring and early summer, but in late summer or early fall, usually after a good rain, the thin green stalks emerge, growing 1-2 feet tall, with an umbel on the top. The umbel has 4-6 bright coral red flowers and each flower has elegantly curled 2 inces long petals and very long stamens which look a bit like spider legs. Shortly after the blooms are finished, the thin green leaves emerge again. All of the common names have something in common with the plants, Red Spider Lily for th extremly long stamens, Magic Lily, Surprise Lily, Resurrection flowers for the flowers that bloom long after the leaves emerged and faded away, Naked Ladies for the lack of leaves when the flowers bloom, and Hurricane Lily for the time of year when hurricanes are still common when the flowers bloom. The plants will spread slowly creating larger clumps of foliage folliwed by flowers each year. The blubs thrive in the ground in the warmer climates in USDA zones above 6 should be planted in large containers and kept indoors over the winter months. Both late butterfiles and hummingbirds are attracted to the colorful and graceful flowers but deer ususally leave them alone. No serious pests were listed.