Zephyranthes candida

Taxobox
name = "Zephyranthes candida"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Amaryllidaceae
genus = "Zephyranthes"
species = "Z. candida"
binomial = "Zephyranthes candida"
binomial_authority = (L.) Herb.

Fairy Lily, also known as the White Rain Lily is a native to the Rio de la Plata region of South America including Argentina and Uruguay but also native to Paraguay and Chile.

Other names: August rain lily, White zephyr lily, Peruvian swamp-lily, Zephyr flower, and Autumn zephyr lily.This is a white cultivar of a flower usually found in pink flowering forms, Candida, grows 152 mm to 254 mm (6-10 inches) tall. It's ideal for rock gardens and for tucking into groundcovers.

Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers are erect in perianth white or sometimes pinkish abaxially. The leaf-like brach is 1.8 to 4 cm. They grow best in full sun to part shade and require a medium wet soil.

Propagation is done by dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) and from seed; direct sow outdoors in fall.

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External links

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200028075 Efloras.org]
* [http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2536/ Dave's Garden]
* [http://www.easytogrowbulbs.com/browseproducts/Rain-Lily-White-(Zephyranthes-candida).html Easy To Grow Bulbs]
* [http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=C747 Kemper Center for Home Gardening]