Lycoris squamigera, the resurrection lily or surprise lily, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.

[2] It is also sometimes referred to as naked ladies (a name used for several other plants).

The leaves are no longer present when the flowers emerge much later, without their "clothes", from the bare ground, hence the name "Naked Ladies".

The leaves sprout from the bulbs and grow in the spring, then die back during June, leaving no signs of life.

The flowers spring dramatically from the bare ground in mid to late summer, and it usually takes only four to five days from first emergence to full bloom.