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Zephyranthes pulchella
Showy zephyrlily is a small bulbous perennial from Texas and northeast Mexico, with bright yellow funnel-shaped flowers that appear from late spring into winter. It thrives in sun and sandy soil, and it needs little water once established.
Zephyranthes pulchella, the showy zephyrlily, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from Texas to northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level.
It is found in Texas and northeast Mexico at elevations of 0 to 400 meters from sea level in sandy-loam open fields, swales, ditches and coastal plains.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zephyranthes pulchella 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.
