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Zephyranthes morrisclintii

 
Zephyranthes morrisclintii
rain lily

Common name rain lily
Family amaryllidaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z7-10)
Flowers white-light pink (spring)
Size 12"
Light sun
From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Hybrid between Z. drummondii and Z. lindleyana with white or pale-pink flowers over narrow foliage. Ours waited to bloom until their third year in the garden, but were the first of the rain lilies that spring. The petals are quite thin, nearly translucent; ours start pure white with bright yellow anthers, and fade to a pale pink.

Zephyranthes morrisclintii
Nearly translucent petals
rain lily
Zephyranthes morrisclintii
A bit of pink on this one
rain lily
Pink buds

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: waterfall pondside, back fence border, houston front yard

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '18/'19 exchange. Baggy 70F (90%G, 7-10d)
  2. Seed from '21 garden. Baggy 70F (100%G, 6-9d)
  3. Seed from '22 garden. Baggy 70F (82%G, 7-13d)


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