Can someone help me identify this type of plant? A flower to let grow or a weed to pursue and pull? Popping up everywhere. California 10a.

by Own-Ordinary-6591

26 Comments

  1. AVeryTallCorgi

    They sorta look like daffodils, but I’m really not sure. If they’re popping up everywhere, it’s likely to be a weed that you don’t want. Maybe wait and see it if flowers so you can identify and decide then if you want to keep them?

  2. NotSoAnonymous2nd

    Definitely flower bulbs. Kind of looks like hyacinth.

  3. ingenkopaaisen

    Looks like agapanthus.

    Edit. If it is growing like this, I would get rid of it. It is a weed but has nice flowers. It escapes the garden really easy. If you must keep it, make sure the flowers don’t get to seed.

  4. Dig them up and put Ron a pot and see what develops .

  5. LolaLaser1355

    It’s definitely a lily, looks like an amaryllis.

  6. clap_yo_hands

    It’s a flower bulb. Some kind of lily. This is the growing season for bulbs that bloom in the spring. Then they go dormant in the summer. It resembles my amaryllis bulbs that are very green and growing right now. I’m in zone 9 in Texas, so things here tend to thrive when it starts to cool down.

  7. Familiar-Appeal3301

    Thought agapanthus from leaves, but none of my rhizomes have ever looked like that. Hope you post follow up pics with the blooms for us all…

  8. PedricksCorner

    These are Amaryllis belladonna or Naked Ladies. They are common in California and are called Naked Ladies because the foliage comes up after winter rains and then dies down completely when in the summer, then suddenly big spikes come up with pink flowers. Some places have them all along the rural roads in front of farm houses. Like where I used to live.

    https://preview.redd.it/4texzebll83g1.jpeg?width=3648&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=375082fd122d8dcfb8e7d1c0aa4614443923c823

  9. Rex_felis

    Honestly could be a few things, hard to know exactly until it flowers.

  10. msmaynards

    Absolutely Naked Lady. Mine are coming up all over the place right now. Lush green leaves in winter, bare ground spring until July/August then fat flower stems with pretty pink flowers. Do not need any water at all so move to a tough spot you don’t want to water. If you don’t want them and are feeling generous they are much loved and might be adopted if you put them on curb with a free sign. Don’t move now, wait until summer when they will be flowering if large enough. Mark the site if you’ve never seen flowers, they can take their time getting large enough to flower.

  11. GuacaMeowly

    Could be grape hyacinth- speaking from experience it spreads very easily and is hard to get rid of.

  12. jillianashleyb

    The growth pattern and the way the leaves arch outward really remind me of daylilies. They’re harmless and usually low maintenance, but they can multiply on their own, especially if your yard had them before.

  13. reallyreally1945

    Looks like what’s commonly called rain lilies or hidden lilies. They can be white or red. The foliage completely disappears and then reappears amazingly fast with any rain. I let them sprout in flower beds. It helps that we don’t have a single blade of grass, so nothing to mow. I rescue seeds from unwanted lilies in my neighbor’s lawn.

  14. reallyreally1945

    Wow! It’s so much fun reading all these comments from different regions. “Naked ladies” is a new common name to me. Love it! And all the different philosophies on landscape appearance!! Treasure them, pull them up, don’t let them go to seed, mark where they were and wait for their return, etc etc etc.

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