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Pink Rainlily

Zephyranthes grandiflora

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Blooms numerous times throughout the summer and autumn, always after a rain that follows a dry period.
Shortly after a summer rain, the rain lily produces a single maroon lipstick-like bud atop a hollow 7 in (17 cm) flowering stem, known technically as a "scape." Within a day or two the bud opens to produce a lovely rose-pink flower about 3 in (7.5 cm) long with six petals spreading about 3 in (7.5 cm) across. The flowers last a few days, closing up at night. The grasslike leaves that emerge from the underground bulb are strap shaped and about 10-12 in (25-30 cm) long.

Habitat:

Wildlife habitat yard.

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