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Island Zephyr Lily

Zephyranthes insularum

Island Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes insularum) is a small bulb-forming perennial from Cuba, growing up to about 30 cm tall with trumpet-shaped white to pale pink flowers. It is a rain lily that does best with regular moisture during its growing season and a rest period when dry.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season, then reduce watering while the foliage dies back.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy garden soil, or a gritty potting mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Cuba
Climate
subtropical

About

Zephyranthes insularum, common name rainlily, is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to Cuba and reportedly naturalized in Florida and in parts of Mexico.

Zephyranthes insularum is a small bulb-forming perennial no more than 30 cm tall. Flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to very pale pink.

Other Zephyranthes plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zephyranthes insularum 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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