Scientific
Name
Zephyranthes
(zeff-er-RAN-theez)
Common
Name
Zephyr
lily, Fairy lily, Rain lily
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Geophyte
Organ: Bulb |
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Light
Requirements: Full-PM
Sun |
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Height:
6-12
inches (15-30 cm)
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Flowering
Season: Late
summer/fall
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Flower
Color: Pink,
white
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Planting
Time: Fall/Spring |
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Planting
Depth: Cover
1 inch (2.5 cm)
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Spacing
Between Bulbs: 3-4 inches (7 cm) |
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Hardiness:
Semi-hardy
- injured below 28°F (-2°C)
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Bulb
Storage: Store
bulbs in peat or vermiculite at 50-60°F (10-16°C) |
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Comments:
Crocus-shaped
flowers with needle-like foliage; prefers well-drained soil |
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Cultivars: Apricot
Queen (apricot),
Aquarius (creamy yellow), Z.
atamosco,
Big Shot (cream; 5" flowers), Bombay
(white),Z.
candida (12"; white),
Z.
citrina (yellow), Drummond's
(12", white),
Z.
flavissima (12"; yellow),
Grandjax (8"; light
pink), Z.
grandiflora (8 12"; pink),
Jacula Crimson, Labufarosa,
Labuffarosea
(6"; pink/white),
Libra
(pink),
Panama
Pink (pink),
Prairie
Sunset, Z.
reginae (6"; yellow), Z.
rosea (pink; not as hardy),
Z.
smallii (12"; yellow), Starfrost
(soft lilac-rose)
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USDA
Hardiness Zones
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C/M |
H |
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C=container; H=hardy; M=hardy
with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant
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