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Evening Rain Lily

Zephyranthes chlorosolen

Also called Evening Rainlily, Brazos Rain Lily, Brazos Rainlily

Evening Rain Lily
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Kansas to Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Zephyranthes chlorosolen, known by a number of common names including Drummond's rain‑lily, evening rain‑lily, evening star rain lily (names it shares with Zephyranthes drummondii), Brazos rain‑lily, Texas rainlily, and cebolleta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from Kansas to Mexico, and has been introduced to southern Brazil. A geophytic perennial typically 18 to 35 cm (7 to 14 in) tall, its lone flower opens in the evening and lasts only a few days.

Where it grows

It is found in the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kansas, Arkansas, Alabama, New Mexico), Mexico, and southern Brazil from elevations of 0 to 2400 meters from sea level.

Other Zephyranthes plants

Rainlily · Zephyranthes subg. Eithea · Zephyrlily · Zephyranthes robusta · Zephyranthes subg. Habranthus · Zephyranthes advena · Atamasco Lily · Zephyranthes bagnoldii · Oxblood Lily · Zephyranthes blumenavia · Autumn zephyrlily · Pink Rain Lily

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zephyranthes chlorosolen by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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