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Zephyrlily

Zephyranthes treatiae

Zephyrlily
Photo: John S. Quarterman, CC BY 2.0

Zephyranthes treatiae is a small bulbous geophyte in the amaryllis family, native to the southeastern United States from southern Georgia to Florida. It is grown for its crocus-like flowers and does best in sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings once the foliage fades.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; tolerates light frost, protect below -5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Georgia to Florida
Climate
subtropical

About

Zephyranthes treatiae is a species of amaryllis described by Sereno Watson. It is a bulbous geophyte. There are no currently accepted subspecies.

Where it grows

The distribution is in the continental North America, specifically southern Georgia to Florida.

Other Zephyranthes plants

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 treatiae 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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