Zephyranthes flowers are very similar to Habranthus flowers and both are called Rain Lilies. Zephyranthes flowers tend to be star shaped and Habranthus have somewhat irregular flowers. Read more in detail below post under Zephyranthes.
Also our Zephyranthes Candida Rain Lily, commonly called Fairy Lily is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family. Blogger friend Sarah from HYACINTHS FOR THE SOUL did show us her Habranthus Rain Lily in pink. Just scroll down on her blog.
Our Zephyranthes Candida is native to Argentina and Uruguay
Here I did arrange them in a silver vase on a tray and also showing you two buds and two of its leaves in the back.
They do look a bit like Crocus... and are also a flower bulb.
On a tray in the gazebo in daylight.
Habranthus flowers point upward BUT at an angle and have unequal stamens.
In the back you see our pond...
This is at 18:00 o'clock...
Here is how they grow, beside our gazebo...
Hope you enjoyed this unique summer blooming bulb!
Does any of you also having these? Or in a different color?
From those links below you can check other colors.
Related links:
Zephyranthes | pacificbulbsociety.org with photos and detailed information
Rainlily, Zephyranthes and Habranthus spp | University of Florida showing all different varieties - scroll down
Zephyranthes | Wikipedia
we get wild ones here but only after RAIN! and we've had almost none lately whereas you've had too much. :(
ReplyDeleteyours are beautiful. :)
Dearest Theresa,
DeleteThat is so true! Wish you would have some of our moisture. Still muddy here as the soil is so saturated. Hope you soon will get some so things can balance back to normal...
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletethe Rain Lilly is wonderful! I do not have any of this kind in my garden, don't know, if they would grow here.
Have a wonderful and happy weekend,
Love and hugs
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteGuess it will be too cold for them in your region. We live at a latitude of North Africa so that is quite a difference.
Wishing you too a very happy weekend!
Hugs,
Mariette
Certainly do not have such blooms here. Heat has returned after a week of humidity and a couple of days of dust. My balconies are awful right now and the plants need lots of tlc. Have a fabulous Friday! Tammy
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
DeleteOh your region is quite different from our vegetation... Sorry to hear you are going through one more of those dust periods again.
Hope your Friday was lovely so far.
Hugs,
Mariette
This is so precious, pick up these tender, lovely Lillys ...and this gazebo is gorgeous Mariette!How lucky you are, to be surrounded from a garden and a nature like yours!No rain here, no blooms.I have no colors in my garden now except the bougainvillaes but they are already loosing their leaves and flowers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this morning images!(morning for us!)
Have a glorious week end!
Olympia
Dearest Olympia,
DeleteYes we are lucky for having quite some different flowers, year round. It adds beauty to daily life. Thanks for your kind words.
we're hoping our bougainvilleas will bloom one day; we moved them into the bright sun.
Happy weekend to you.
Hugs,
Mariette
Je hebt altijd verse bloemen bij de hand om in je huis te zetten, mooi.
ReplyDeleteGroeten, Marianne
Beste Marianne,
DeleteAlhoewel dit geen echte snijbloemen blijken te zijn. Met een dag zijn ze weg. Maar mooi voor het plaatje!
Liefs,
Mariette
Io non l'ho mai visto questo fiore, conosco il Crocus dal colore violaceo, ma mai ho visto questo bellissimo fiore. A presto Paola
ReplyDeleteCara Paola,
DeleteQuesti sono anche i bulbi come Crocus ma solo fioriscono in estate tarda. Essi sono dalla famiglia Amarilli. Una dolce sorpresa alla fine dell'estate e mi è piaciuto condividerle con voi!
Baci,
Mariette
Those are so pretty Mariette! I wish I had some of those in my garden.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend!
xo Catherine
Dearest Catherine,
DeleteThey are a lovely surprise for late summer indeed but I guess they don't thrive in colder regions as they are from the Amaryllis family...
Hugs,
Mariette
Hi Mariette, your flowers are beautiful! I'm always amazed you've grown such beautiful flowers in your garden! Also I can't stop admiring your vase. What a lovely design!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend. Hopefully we will have sunny weekend :-)
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteOh, certain little bulbs can grow into a lovely surprise for late summer, that's what I like about them. Being from the Amaryllis family and blooming so unexpectedly late in season. Rain lily was an appropriate name for 2013!
Oh, that vase is one I really fell in love with when I bought that in The Netherlands at Things of Beauty...
Wishing you also a very sunny and wonderful weekend!
Hugs,
Mariette
Mariette, du Liebe,
ReplyDeletedu machst dir immer so viel Arbeit, uns die wunderbaren
Pflanzen nahezubringen. Deine Vase ist einfach toll. Danke
für die wundervolle Bildserie.
Einen schönen Abend wünscht dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteOh, solche Arbeit mache ich mit Freude da wir selber so unsere Blüten auch für immer festlegen können.
Geniesse noch ein schönes Nachsommer Wochenend.
Lieber Gruss,
Mariette
Your pictures are always amazing!
ReplyDeleteDearest Annette,
DeleteThank you and glad you enjoy them. So do I on your blog...
Hugs,
Mariette
Beautiful !! What lovelies!!! and the vase you used for displaying them is gorgeous. Hugs and blessings, C. (HHL)
ReplyDeleteDearest Celia,
DeleteOh these are such pretty summer bulbs. A reward after all the rain and I had to capture them on camera!
Hugs and happy weekend to both of you.
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYour gazebo are beautiful and garden are most of different flowers all the years
I'm very happy yours! let hope for nomore rainning...
Hugs and love to you always!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteThank you for your kind words and we sure have a variety of flowers, year round.
The last week of August and all of September so far have been very sunny!
Hugs and lots of love to you,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,what a beautiful flower!!!And i like the vase!!!
ReplyDeleteSo elegant!!!I'm sure that you're having a great time enjoying your wonderful gazebo!!!Have a lovely weekend!!!Hugs!!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteThank you and I also like the vase very much...
We sure enjoy our gazebo after all the rain. Enjoy your weekend as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
Thank you Mariette! I´m telling my dear husband that we have to visit USA one more time! Next summer perhaps. Then I will buy the Barbie stuff. (The freight is very expensive..)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful silver vase you show us! I love it!
Dearest Astrid,
DeleteOh, no kidding about shipping cost, we know too well how much that is!
That silver vase is my all time favorite!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYou have such pretty flowers, but the rain lily is particularly lovely. I may give them a try next year.
Enjoy the week end....*s*
Dearest Suzi,
DeleteIt is a lovely lily, like a summer crocus!
Happy weekend to you.
Mariette
Mariette,sei sempre piena di fiori!Che belli questi gigli!Buona domenica!Rosetta
ReplyDeleteCara Rosetta,
DeleteGrazie, si per tutto l'anno abbiamo fiori. Questi gigli sono dalla famiglia Amarilli e cosi belli.
Baci,
Mariette, I had a single bloom this past week after a sudden afternoon rain. I hope to plant more within my herb garden as they seem to do well in the gravel bed. They are such sweet surprises!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to have your beautiful gazebo to enjoy tea time. The beautiful silver vase is a perfect vessel for the delicate rain lilies. Thank you for sharing and thank you for the shout out. ~ Sarah
Dearest Sarah,
DeleteYou are quite welcome for the shout out! When you showed them on your blog, ours had not even bloomed. So this was a very pleasant surprise, right after the heavy rain. Thanks for also complimenting our silver 'rose' vase.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hoi Mariette,
ReplyDeleteHet leuke van jouw blogposten over de tuin is, dat ik iedere keer weer bijzonder bomen en planten zie. Ook deze bloem is nieuw voor mij. Wat een prachtig exemplaar!
Ik wens je een fijne zondag toe!
Madelief x
Beste Madelief,
DeleteJa, dat is ook de aard van onze tuin, zoals boven mijn blog staat aangegeven houden we van tuinieren maar dan wel op de botantische manier. Geen gewone huis- tuin en keuken eenjarig zaaigoed.
Dit is ook weer een heel bijzonder en móói exemplaar en we zijn er trots op.
Ook een fijne zondag voor jullie en hopelijk met wat zon.
Liefs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI SO enjoy your flower posts! You do have the most beautiful flowers and a wonderful, passionate way to show them and talk about them! Thank you for sharing these white beauties! :)
Have a happy and sunny weekend!
Hugs from the Alps
Dearest Anna,
DeleteThank you SO much for your kind words. Yes, we both like to grow exotic and rare flowers and than share them here with all readers worldwide. It is a joy and each time when a new one blooms, it is like a miracle.
Wishing you too a very sunny weekend; here it is perfect!
Hugs,
Mariette
Beautiful flowers and I love white flowers. The vase is so nice ....... such, I would also like to have * smile *.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Dearest Elna,
DeleteThank you and yes, we too prefer white flowers but it is impossible for staying with only white in such a huge garden. Yeah, that Dutch silver vase is a true treasure.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello, dear Mariette !!!!! Your Rain Lilies are just lovely!!!!! And your
ReplyDeletephotos are amazing !!! Thank you for sharing !!!!
Greetings from Greece !!!!
Niki
Dearest Niki,
DeleteSo glad you got to enjoy our Rain Lilies here! That's the purpose; sharing them with the world.
Hugs,
Mariette