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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2013
Page
10
Special lilies pop up around town this week surprising gardeners with tall leafless stems and clusters of pale pink funnel shaped blooms. Each plant sends out long stamens and later produces long strappy foliage, signaling late summer.
A Garden Calendar note explains that resurrection lilies also known as surprise lilies or spider lilies grow readily in our area with minimal care. They multiply on their own but at a gentle pace suitable for sharing with neighbors and friends.
Gardening 102 offers soil mulch trees houseplants and pests Aug 24 9 am to noon 15 prereg through K State Douglas County. Master Gardener Basic Training runs Tuesdays Aug 20 through Nov 12 100 with application. Includes notes on surprise lilies Lycoris species Sun to light shade and variety hardiness and care tips. Jennifer Smith Extension Agent provides contact details and resources.
A guide on Lenci dolls notes their founder Elena Scavini and the 1926 introduction of fetish dolls shaped as vegetables, flowers and creatures with a rare grasshopper example fetching 336 in 2012. It also covers Regel pocket lighters from the 1930s, value nearby 40, and Wetter era stoves leading to United States Stove Co. history.
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