Tuesday, August 25, 2015

POP UP FLOWERS

What's that little yellow spot?


Went to the farm this weekend and after the rains last week, the grass had started greening up nicely.  Then we noticed that these little yellow flowers were coming up all over.  

They are tiny little things...

Rain Lily
...one long, slender stem, no leaves, just coming up in random spots all around the yard in the full sun areas.

Copper Lily aka Rain Lily
Even though they no bigger than a dime, they are absolutely stunning up close.  This is a super close-up photo...isn't it beautiful?  I'm sure they will be fleeting, see them once, blink, and they're gone but hey, at least we captured the image.

We call them pop up flowers but I'm sure they have a "real" name, ha.

Anyone know what they are? 

Update:  Thanks to all the kind commenters who gave us the info.  The actual name is "Copper Lily"...also known as "Rio Grande Copper Lily" and the one we like best of all, "Rain Lily"...because rain is what brought them to our yard!

Thanks again everyone!

Posted by 1st Man at 9:00:00 AM
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12 comments:

  1. Texas RoseAugust 25, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Very pretty!
    I think it is a Rio Grande copper lily.
    This looks like it: https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22650.
    From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower site: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=HATU
    "Rio Grande copper-lily is a low, smooth perennial, 6-12 in. tall, with a golden-yellow, solitary, terminal flower. Narrow, smooth, thick leaves appear after flowers has withered.
    Flowers after the rains of late summer and fall. Very showy when planted in groups where flowers make a mass of color after rains."

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  2. ColleenAugust 25, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Exactly what Texas Rose mentioned; Copper Lily or at times called the rain Lily. They bloom in August, Sept. and October after late summer and Fall rains.
    http://brendastexaswildgarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/rio-grande-copper-lily.html

    What a beautiful blessing to have color like that popping up.

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  3. jaz@octoberfarmAugust 25, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    free flowers...nice!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 25, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    Aren't they beautiful. Almost like little orchids.

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  5. SueAugust 25, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    I think wildflowers are so wonderful---they always surprise and delight

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  6. krayolakrisAugust 25, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    Love the rain lilies! So magical!

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  7. MarciaAugust 25, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    They are cute. I suppose if you want to have them where you know they will be in the future you may have to dig and transplant.

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  8. GailAugust 25, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Very beautiful and what a nice surprise.

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  9. Elephant's ChildAugust 25, 2015 at 4:54 PM

    Lovely things,. And Delores is right, they do look like little orchids.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 25, 2015 at 5:32 PM

    they look almost like an Orchid!
    oops I just read the above comment saying the same thing,,, yes yes , they are beautiful, like an Orchid!

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  11. DcAugust 26, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    They are certainly beautiful, a bit like a crocus flower on steroids!

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  12. anne marie in phillyAugust 26, 2015 at 6:52 PM

    GORGEOUS close-up of the pretty flower! it's the simple things in life...

    I look forward to getting to know you, new friends!

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