Zephyranthes Species, Fairy Lily, Rain Lily, Rainlily, Zephyr Lily

I hate to see these cute little flowers go without note. I have them growing in many areas of my garden and they continue to survive in ...Read Morerocky depleted soil, hot sun, and inconsistant watering. They multiply freely and don't seem to mind having their heads cut off during my "cleaning up the garden" whims. Great for the front of the bed or under small trees, they are one of my favorite bulbs. But the best part . . . when it rains, they bloom!

My Mother has rain lillies growing in her front yard. Every time it rains (which is often), this plant goes bananas! She has them in whit...Read Moree and purple (but it looks more pink to me). For a while, she was having some issues because the lawn guys would buzz them down to nothing but, they would always sprout back. So I would say it's pretty hardy!

Apparently, if you have one, it will duplicate itself pretty rapidly. My Mom said that the lady that gave them to her had only a few in her yard... by the time she moved out, they were completely covering the area where she had them. It was like a sea of rain lilies!

I have been loving them for a while... my Mom told me to dig some up but I just never had the heart to do it. They look so pretty in her yard... So I just ordered a bunch of yellow bulbs off e-bay. Of course I am going to give her some because she loves yellow. I am going to plant them around my roses... it should look STUNNING!

This is a perennial in lahore, pakistan. It self seeds easily though it is grown mainly from bulbs. It blooms in monsoon rains. looks goo...Read Mored in masses.

This great little plant is sold in pet shop aquariums as a "Dwarf Onion"! It is listed as a 'terrarium' plant, but will live completely u...Read Morenderwater in an aquarium for months. I plant to plant this lily around the edge of my pond in zone 5! We'll see how it does!

Not really supposed to be hardy in my area but it has held on like a champ and even spread, though it will not bloom when growing in abus...Read Moreive conditions, like competing with vinca, poor soil, underground rodents, no water, etc. This year I treated it better and it bloomed and seems to be thriving. All my different colors planted together bloom at different times - only white, only pink, only yellow - weird. Foliage not that attractive on the white ones.

Love it. It stays evergreen and the flowers are so lovely: pure white, and so simple and fresh looking. I have mine planted in an area...Read More where my well pump (we are not on city water) baskwash discharges. So they are inundated with water from time to time. Sad to say, I sorely neglected that part of the garden the last couple of years and another moisture loving plant overtook the area. However, I cleaned up the area last month and found the Zephyranthes bulbs had thrived and multiplied. In fact, the bulbs have multiplied so much that I will have to divide and transplant soon.

Was told that it wasn't hardy in my zone (6 - East Islip, NY 11730), looked good til February when we got a ton of snow and I was sure i...Read Moret died, but this spring, the green leaves are back! Looks like plain grass but when it blooms, it is very pretty.

This plant does well here in Rio de Janeiro. I planted two dozens of well formed plants 4 months ago, and they are still blooming like cr...Read Moreazy. I have found a weird yellow and jelly fungus growing on the leaves of one of them, but I don´t know how it is affecting it, or if it could be dangerous to the other plants.

Besides that, the white flowers, lasting 2 days each, are just lovely, an uncommon sight over here.

From the essay, "Deserving of Italics" by Michael Cunningham, in the gardening quarterly, "Hortus", No. 70 Summer 2004.

I...Read Moren 1513, the plain of the Rio de la Plata was so carpeted with bajillions of Zephyranthes candida, that the Spaniards who "discovered" it called it the River of Silver.

This flower bulb sends up a solitary flower that opens straight up or at a slight angle, blooming within a few days of summer thunderstor...Read Morems. The flower bloom is white. It is fairly tender to severe winter conditions. Bulbs should be planted at a depth where the "neck" is just under the soil line. Plant 2" apart. Bone meal can be added at planting time to encourage growth.

This white Zeph is very common. It is distinctly late blooming. Will set seed freely. Can be used to make trihybrids and at least a fe...Read Morew will be fertile. Often the trihybrid is prettier than the first hybrid. (By trihybrid I mean using 3 distinct species) Candid x Citrina for example, then that F1 x macrosiphon. The seedlings tend to be pastel and prolific bloomers.

Introduced in 1515 from Argentina and now widely naturalised. One of the hardiest.