Giant rain lily Zephyranthes drummondii
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Cooperia pedunculata
- Zephyranthes herbertiana
- Phonetic Spelling
- ze-fi-RANTH-eez drum-AWN-dee-eye
- Description
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Evening Star Rainlily is a bulb with fragrant dainty white flowers in the amaryllis family. The flowers open in the evening and last a few days making it an excellent choice for a nighttime garden. The flowers often appear a day or two after a rain. They are fragrant, white aging to pink and showy. Blooming occurs best in full sun but they can tolerate light shade.
It is native to prairies and meadows of western and south-central USA and can be used for naturalizing and tolerates mowing. Plant bulbs 2 inches deep in well-drained soil. They spread by bulb offsets and seeds.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Fedora'
Larger flowers
- 'Fedora'
- 'Fedora'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Fedora'
Larger flowers
- 'Fedora'
- 'Fedora'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Zephyranthes
- Species:
- drummondii
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- FL, LA, TX and Mexico
- Distribution:
- AR , KS , LA , MS , NM , OK , TX
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees and butterflies
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- 3 lobed capsule with many seeds
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 6 petaled white flowers on terminal leafless stems open in the evening. They last 2-4 days, age to pink, then wither. Blooms May-Sept.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Sheath
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glaucous flat linear foliage elongates after blooming ends
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Round
- Stem Description:
- Stems are green, round and hollow
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Garden for the Blind
- Nighttime Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
