Flower Photo: A Single Rain Lily

The rain lilies are sprouting all over the island with the passing of  Typhoon Chan-hom.

This morning, in a hurry to hit the bank, I left the cameras behind.

That's when this huge pink rain lily was spotted.

Kneeling on the sidewalk, with the cell phone camera, I took this quick shot.

This flower is probably, three times the size of those we usually see around here.

If the weather holds up for a few more days, I may go back with the big camera.

Most websites, tell us, rain lilies, sprout, after it rains.

The Missus, tells me, these are a typhoon flowers.

In the past, others have told me, the flowers are used to predict inbound typhoons.

Time will tell.

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Sometimes It Pays to Use the Back Door Approach

 

That is how these Zephtranthes candida plants got discovered.

A long time ago, it dawned on me, not talking to the wife, is good for your sanity.

So, we only have conversations about important stuff.

She likes to talk but, I don't listen much. My ears don't work so well.

The other day some important stuff came up. So, I had to speak.

 We were walking to my office, in the blazing-hot sun.

The walk takes about 20 seconds longer, if you take the street behind my office.

She grumbled about the sun.  I said, "Walk this way". 

She grumbled about that, too.  But, we were in the shade.

Then, she spotted these flowers on the street behind my office.

"Look.  Typhoon flowers, she said."

"They're late, this year."

Two typhoons are blowing around, out in the Pacific, right now.

We'll see if these little plants are living-up to the Ryukyu mythology I heard the other day.

ISBN4-900668-63-x, got me the scientific name.

All my English resources, tell me this flower blooms, after the rain.

Sometimes, things in Okinawa happen differently.

Learn more about the Rain Lily plants at:

Dave's Garden

Pacific Bulb Society

Missouri Botanical Garden