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Zephyranthes citrina |
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| Synonym(s) |
Zephyranthes sulphurea |
| Common name |
rain lily |
| Family |
amaryllidaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial bulb (Z7-10) |
| Flowers |
yellow (summer) |
| Size |
10" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature; self-seeds in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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Tough Mexican species with golden yellow six-petaled flowers over grassy foliage. First flowers in late June of their second year.
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| | Strong seedlings by October of their first year |
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| | Year-old bulbs dug up for transplanting: teardrop-shaped, each sprouting a number of very narrow leaf blades |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back fence border, left fence border, foundation border, houston front yard, right-fence nursery area About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Zephyranthes citrina
- Seed from NARGS '17/'18 exchange. Baggy 70F (75%G, 10-13d)
- Seed from '19 garden. Baggy 70F (90%G, 10-13d)
- Seed from '20 garden. Baggy 70F (100%G, 11-22d)
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