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Citron zephyrlily

Zephyranthes citrina

Also called Yellow Rain Lily, Yellow Zephyrlily

In Singapore: Yellow Rain Lily (Cultivated in Singapore)

Citron zephyrlily
Photo: Arnavchaudhary11, CC BY-SA 4.0

Citron zephyrlily is a bulbous perennial in the daffodil and onion family, with upright lemon-yellow funnel flowers that appear after rain. Grow it from bulbs in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil, and let it rest in dry spells.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while in growth and after rain, then let the soil dry out between waterings once the foliage dies back.
Soil
Free-draining garden loam or a sandy mix; avoid soggy ground.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Mexico to C. America, Cuba to Haiti
Climate
subtropical

About

Zephyranthes citrina, is a species of bulbous plant belong to the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico.

Other Zephyranthes plants

Rainlily · Zephyranthes robusta · Zephyranthes subg. Habranthus · Atamasco Lily · Autumn zephyrlily · Pink Rain Lily · Island Zephyr Lily · Zephyranthes martinezii · Flower Of The West Wind · Cuban zephyrlily · Zephyranthes tubispatha · Zephyrlily

[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zephyranthes citrina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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