White Rain-Lily

Zephyranthes candida

"Zephyranthes candida" is a species of rain lily native to South America including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil. The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in many places, Bhutan, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Nauru, Tonga, Society Islands, Mariana Islands, southeastern United States, the Lesser Antilles, and Peru).
White windflower Native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Zephyranthes candida is a bulbous perennial, with silvery-white, crocus-like flowers. The flowers sit atop upright stems that rise above a tuft of narrow, grass-like, green leaves. Each flower 5 cm diameter. Amaryllidaceae,Asparagales,Australia,Botany,Flora,Geotagged,Summer,Zephyranthes candida,macro,new south wales,white flower,white rain lily,white windflower

Appearance

Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers, which bud late in August at first resemble a new leaf, but emerge from their papery sheaves to a stunning whiteness; they are erect in perianth white and sometimes pinkish abaxially. The leaf-like bract 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 bulbs or offsets and from seed.

"Zephyranthes candida" was first described by John Lindley in 1823 as "Amaryllis candida". It was transferred to its current genus in 1826 by William Herbert. Other common names of "Zephyranthes candida" include August rain lily, white zephyr lily, white fairy lily, white rain lily, and autumn zephyr lily.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusZephyranthes
SpeciesZ. candida
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