Lots of people in our area have these light pink flowers that are blooming right now and I wonder if anyone knows what they are? I haven't seen them up close, but they grow atop a straight light green stem with no noticable leaves, maybe 2.5-3 feet tall I'd say. I've never seen any leaves on the stem or even at the base of it unless they are really small or flat to the ground. I searched online and had no luck, I hope someone knows what I'm talking about!

Do either one of these fit the bill?? Just taking a stab in the dark here ~ It's hard to say without a picture.

The 1st one is called Coral Bells (Heuchera). It has quite a bit of foilage, but it is lower to the ground, and may be hidden by other plants. There are many late summer, early fall varieties of this.



The 2nd is a Japanese Anemone. The description of this sounds a little more like what you are talking about.... " Japanese anemone (Anemone hybrida) adds a tall, late blooming accent of pink, rose or white to the late garden. The low foliage clumps look nice from the moment they emerge in spring until frost enforces their dormancy. Graceful, branching stems grow 2-4 feet high." ~ (Judy Feather, Colorado Master GardenerSM)

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Nope...these seem to be a single bloom atop each stem, and everywhere I've seen them there is a big patch of them and they never seem to be w/ other flowers, not in a mixed flower bed or anything. I'm just going to have to find them somewhere and stop and ask, or maybe take a pic to post! I asked dh's Gramma and she knew the flowers I was talking about but didn't know what they were called.

Please let us know when you find out. I am curious now myself to know what they look like and what they are called.

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Is it an allium? They come in lots of colors from white to purple!

Another example

From your description, though, I am leaning toward what is called a Naked Lady/Hurricane/Spider Lily. These are a tall slender stalk with a florescence of light pink or white bell shaped flowers extending from them. They commonly bloom in late summer in most climates, but are most common in southern areas.

That's it--the Naked Lady or Magic Lily! Thank you! Yay! I was going to say they look like maybe a lily but I hadn't seen them up close enough to be sure. I often see large patches of them, and they are just really pretty, and so different w/ no foliage!

http://www.floridata.com/ref/l/images/lyco_sq1.jpg Here is another pic that shows the entire plant.

Good to know! I actually have one (count them ONE) in my garden from the previous owner. I didn't know what it was, but then again didn't really try to find out. It's died back already and I didn't even think about it.

I am glad your mystery is solved!!

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