Rain-lilies: Habranthus, Zephyranthes, Cooperia, etc 2019

[fermi de Sousa]

I was surprised to see these Habranthus tubispathus (pink and salmon-pink forms) in flower after only 0.6mm of rain last night!
Then I remembered that we had the sprinkler on this area a few days ago
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Habranthus brachyandrus, second flower this season - the first opened while I was away last month
cheers
fermi

[Véronique Macrelle]

I find it very difficult to make them bloom at home, probably because it rains too often..
 Is it because they can not rest?

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Veronique,
I have been told that.
The pot had dried out earlier on before I started watering it.
Growing it in a pot means you can control when it gets water
cheers
fermi

[jshields]

Some Zephyranthes atamasco are blooming in the greenhouse.  These bulbs were sent to me from Florida and North Carolina,  and they occur in the coastal states of the Southeast.  Mine grow from about January into early summer, spending the warm months outdoors and the cold months inside the greenhouse.





Jim

[jshields]

Also blooming right now, the first blooms, I think, on Zephyranthes huastecana. Seeds received from Brent Hine, UBC Botanical Garden, in October 2014. My number 2955. According to the old IBS web site, this species was named by Dr. Thad Howard. It has pink flowers, is somewhat hardy to cold (probably the cold in Texas anyway), and forms the largest bulb among rain lilies. Native to Mexico. The proper name may now be Zephyranthes lindleyana 'Horseshoe Falls.'  Incidentally, some regular Z. lindleyana are blooming right now in the same greenhouse.

Zephyranthes huastecana


Zephyranthes huastecana


Zephyranthes lindleyana


Jim

[Maggi Young]

All  lovely  flowers but  those Zephyranthes atamasco  are  just  gorgeous!

[jshields]

I think I missed posting these when the plant actually bloomed this spring. This is Zephyranthes morrisclintii, from the state of Nuevo Leon in Mexico. It blooms early, and in my greenhouse here it was the first rainlily to bloom this spring. According to Thad Howard's book, "Bulbs for Warm Climates," it does not offset so must be propagated from seeds.








Jim

[PaulFlowers]

Hab. Jumbo purple
zephranthes Lillypie
Zephranthes Pink panther
Zephranthes Drummondi San Carlos

[Gail]

Nice Paul, I've got the San Carlos form but it hasn't flowered for me yet. It is meant to be evening-fragrant, do you agree?

[PaulFlowers]

Gail - it’s very nicely scented indeed- sweet sharp and spicey. I have another drummondii too. One smells much stronger than the other but both smell great. I’ve got fresh seeds if you’d like some

[Gail]

Gail - it’s very nicely scented indeed- sweet sharp and spicey. I have another drummondii too. One smells much stronger than the other but both smell great. I’ve got fresh seeds if you’d like some

I would indeed, yes please. I'll pm you.

[PaulFlowers]

Zephranthes Bangkok Yellow.

No scent that I could detect

[PaulFlowers]

Zephranthes Kings Ransom

I love the traffic light colours

[Mark Griffiths]

I think I've seen Zephyranthes atamasco growing along roadside ditches in north Florida..is that likely?