Lycoris squamigera produces the large trumpet shaped pink blooms,
commonly called Naked Ladies. This is by far the most common of the Lycoris,
and the easiest to grow. It also blooms reliably every season-provided the
foliage is not mowed down when it is up and growing. The large strap like
foliage appears in the early spring, then disappears completely in July. Then,
like magic, the pink flower spike bursts forth in August. After bloom, the
stalk dies down. Lycoris radiata -the red flowering surprise or spider lily
has a different season of growth. The small, narrow strap-like blue-green
leaves emerge typically in the fall, and die away in early spring. Then
seemingly out of nowhere in August through September, the 15" tall spikes
emerge from underground, topped with a spidery open red flower. After the
flowers fade, the leaves emerge again and persist until spring producing food
for next year's flowering. Since you aren't mowing while this one is actively
growing, you aren't hurting its flowering chances. Talk to the mower, and get
them to avoid the foliage while it is up, and you should have flowers on both
each season.
(November) Early this fall two long-stemmed pink "Naked Ladies" came up in an area
of my lawn which was often mowed year round. There are a great many "Spider
Lilies" scattered across the lawn and I suppose that the "Naked Ladies" had no
chance to blossom on account of the mowing. Since the blossoms and stems
withered away, no leaves have arisen as they do on "Spider Lilies". Should I
have expected leaves to come up at this time? If not, when should I expect to
see the growth?