What's Blooming Now - Blood Lily 07/01/2011

I bought 9 Blood Lilies (Scadoxus multilforus) three years ago. This is the first bloom I have ever gotten. Of course, look at the inhospitable conditions in which I am growing them. It is a very unusual looking flower that grows straight out of the ground with very little greenery appearing beforehand. The greenery, such as it is, has only just appeared. It is very, very late in the season for bulbs to break dormancy, at least here in Texas. Really strange.