Rain-lily ID

Submitted by Fermi on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 01:06

This white flowered rain-lily came up unexpectedly as the only label near it was broken and carried the letters "Habrant...brachya..." but I don't think it's a Habranthus. ???
Is it a Cooperia? Zephyranthes drummondii? :-\
Anyone out there with an opinion?
cheers
fermi

Comments


Submitted by bulborum on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 01:25

Hi Fermi

the picture is missing
or I can't see it

Roland


Submitted by Fermi on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 23:43

bulborum wrote:

Hi Fermi

the picture is missing
or I can't see it

Roland

Hi Roland,
I don't know what happened there! I've added them to the post above.
cheers
fermi


Submitted by bulborum on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 02:08

If strongly perfumed it is Zephyranthes drummondii

R


Submitted by Howey on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 02:17

Hi Fermi:  Looks very much like Zephyranthes atamasca.  It is fragrant and has that red stem.  Fran

Frances Howey
London, Ontario, Canada
Zone 5b


Submitted by bulborum on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 02:33

Zephyranthes atamasco
Zephyranthes drummondii
to compare


Submitted by Fermi on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 01:00

Thanks Fran and Roland.
I think that I did have Z. drummondii at some time - how it got into this bed is a mystery! But a lot of labels have been destroyed or buried by the blasted echidna which burrows through this bed after ants!
cheers
fermi


Submitted by bulborum on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 01:10

Fran

Are there wild Zephyranthes growing where you are

Fermi

the seeds you send do well
it seems calostemma isn't going dormant
is that the same in Australia ??

Roland


Submitted by Fermi on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 20:31

bulborum wrote:

the seeds you send do well
it seems calostemma isn't going dormant
is that the same in Australia ??

Roland

Hi Roland,
I think sometimes the young plants can grow through a whole year if it doesn't get too dry which would cause them to go dormant.
I had one Calostemma flower from seed in 18 months but I'm not sure if this was because it didn't go dormant.
cheers
fermi


Submitted by bulborum on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 00:42

When do they start flowering in the nature
maybe you can have a look (if not to far away) for some strange colours when in flower

if you are interested I have this summer (Winter for you) seeds from Zephyranthes and Habranthes
I bought maybe 50 species and hybrids for my collection

Roland