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Zephyranthes minuta
Also called Pink Rain Lily, Storm Lily, Pink Fairy Rainlily, Pink Storm Zephyr Lily, Rosepink Zephyr Lily
In Singapore: Storm Lily, Rose Amaryllis, Zephyr-Lily, Rain Lily, 韭莲, 风雨花 (Grown in Singapore)
A bulb-forming perennial (pink rain lily) native to Mexico and Guatemala, grown for its pink funnel-shaped flowers that appear after rain. Keep it in a sunny, well-drained spot and let the bulbs rest in dry periods.
Zephyranthes minuta is a perennial flowering plant species also referred to as Zephyranthes grandiflora. The latter is, however, an illegitimate name because the original author in coining the name Zephyranthes grandiflora listed the older name Amaryllis minuta as a synonym. This makes "minuta" the acceptable epithet under the ICN. Confusingly, Z. grandiflora is also used as a synonym for Zephyranthes carinata, and this usage is very common in horticultural contexts.
In the UK Z. minuta is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Rainlily · Zephyranthes robusta · Zephyranthes subg. Habranthus · Atamasco Lily · Autumn zephyrlily · Pink Rain Lily · Citron zephyrlily · Island Zephyr Lily · Zephyranthes martinezii · 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 minuta 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.
