Thanks to everyone for flower ideas

DAY LILY is the most popular suggestion.  I've flicked through many images and my flower could be this.  But it's not at all like the day lily that we had on the farm, where a bloom lasted for only a day.  It closed at night and didn't open again.  Still .......

Anther suggestion was AMARYLLIS/Belladonna/Naked Lady.     As I remember it, the naked lady flower bloomed without any leaves and had a magnificent perfume.  I checked up and found many photos, which confirmed my memories.   So, I think that this is not the one.

Yet another suggestion was the HIPPEASTRUM.   Interestingly, the hippeastrum is "often commonly, but incorrectly, known as amaryllis."     This, like the day lily, looked very like my flower too!    


Thank you to everyone who emailed an answer to me.  It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know that people respond to this simple blog. 

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