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Zephyranthes primulina |
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| Common name |
rain lily |
| Family |
amaryllidaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8-11) |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Size |
10" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil; drought-tolerant |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Species from Mexico with upward-facing pale yellow star-shaped flowers, carried over dark green foliage. When my seed-grown plants decided to bloom in their second year, I found them to be indistinguishable from the Z. dichromantha that has graced the garden for a few years now. I don't know if they are just very similar, or if one of the seed lots from which I grew them was misnamed. My information sources have details for one or the other, never both, so it's hard to tell – but many photos of Z. dichromantha show a richer lemon-yellow flower. For now I'll maintain both portrait pages.
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| | Second-year bulbs: nearly spherical, with a few flattened leaf blades per bulb |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: rock garden zone, back fence border A page about all the rain lilies in our garden About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Zephyranthes primulina
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Betty | Nov 15, 2021 | Is there a difference between Zephyranthes dichromantha and Zephyranthes primulina?
My taxonomical resources recognize them as different species, but see my musings above. |
- Seed from NARGS '19/'20 exchange. Baggy 70F (31%G, 7-16d)
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