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Zephyranthes drummondii
Also called Drummond's Rain Lily, Evening Rainlily, Rain Lily
Prairie lily is a small bulbous perennial native to the southern US and northeast Mexico, grown for its white evening-opening rain lily flowers. It grows best in well-drained, sandy or gritty soil in full sun.
Zephyranthes drummondii, commonly known as Evening rain lily, evening star rain lily, giant rain lily, hill country rain lily, prairie lily, or rain lily, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family. It is found from northwest Florida to northeast Mexico.
It is found in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and northeast Mexico from elevations of 0 to 900 meters from sea level. It grows in sandy or rocky, usually calcareous soils.
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 drummondii 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.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
