Naked Ladies Seen Across North Coast

Don’t you just love headlines like this? I sure do.

Of course the Naked Ladies, of which I write, are not the kind that dance in bars. Instead, they’re a bi-generic cross of amaryllis belladonna, called Naked Ladies, that are native to South Africa and were  created by the great Santa Rosa botanist Luther Burbank.

He cross-bred Amaryllis and Crinum to create the new variety, Amacrinum which has naturalized itself across the North Coast region of California.

North Coast color spotter, Walt Gabler, was driving CA-36 through Carlotta when he passed bunches of the vibrant pink flowers.

Burbank started it all, when he created the hybrid which is now an natural and expected part of the North Coast landscape.

They bloom as summer is ending, indicating that autumn is just around the corner.

So, when you see Naked Ladies in the North Coast, you are permitted to blush with excitement, as Fall will soon arrive. 

Just Starting (0-10%) – North Coast – Lots of Naked Ladies (Amacrinum) are blooming throughout the North Coast region.