Necked Ladies have been appearing all over the farm. This is because this is a pretty old place and over the last 160 years they got used to having their own way Actually these dainty ladies are flowers that suddenly appear in the fall from dormant bulbs that have waited all year to do their thing. Like all ladies, you have to treat them respect.
The bulb is very deadly if eaten.

Formally known as a Red Spider Lily The long slender stems host a delicate red lace like flower that lasts perhaps a week. After they die back, green foliage appears and lasts over the winter until spring. We have these flowers along the road, near old barns and juts here and there across the farm.