I would like to id my volunteer flowers?

Question

I have several clusters of volunteer flowers that pop up all through my back yard between spring and fall. They are beautiful and I would like to plant some on purpose, as my lawn mowing man plows them over without fail. Can anyone help me, or suggest where I might look online?

They look like smaller day lilies, but they don't open quite as far as any of the pictures I've seen. They are a light dusty pink color (almost a bit purplish), with no variation. The color is solid. They have very long stamens... a sort of darker pink... that stick out past the petals.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Those are called Magic Lilies or Pink Ladies. In the spring you get foliage like a daffodil. Then in July-August the long stem comes up with pink lily (purplish tinge). The best thing is to dig them up in the spring when the foliage first starts coming up to transplant them. They are bulbs and they do spread and it's good to transplant them every three years or so. I have also dug them in the fall and they came back fine.

Answer 2

Is the foliage like daylilies? How tall do they get before blooming? You said smaller but do you mean the flower is smaller?
If they are throughout the lawn it may be someone planted bulbs to naturalize. Dig a bit where you've seen them and see if you find any bulbs. They won't be very deep. If you find they ARE bulbs it will be easier to go find some at a nursery or online site. Check this site and see if you find something similar. http://www.brecks.com/default.asp?EID=081506&sid=713288&gclid=CPzBtKuPzI0CFRGCGgodthtXMA&bhcd2=1185689734

Answer 3

See page 4, click on the image for more info.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&va=day+lilly&sz=all&ei=UTF-8&fr=ush-ans&b=101

Just dig them up and move them. A nice drink of MiracleGro after transplanting will reduce shock. Have fun.