Pink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora)

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dave Jul 17, 2002

Pink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes grandiflora

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 17, 2002

Oh.....torture.

Dave, I've never seen these available here. Never even seen them in literature. Never seen them in catalogs. Never even imagined anything could be so. They are superb!

Do they seed? (hint hint)

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 17, 2002

Oops!!

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 17, 2002

Thank you for posting this - only yesterday I found one of these had popped up in my garden!! I wan't sure what it was because I had planted a lot of bulbs a couple of years ago, and never saw the first one!! I almost posted a pic of it, but my battery went dead!!

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dave Jul 17, 2002

Lophophora, I don't know if they seed. I've seen little pods on them after the flower is gone, but those pods always shrivel and die wihout giving seeds. Shrug!

They multiply like mad, though, and many DGers here have them (thanks to justmeLisa, who gave them to a few of us, and then those few of us sent them off to dozens of people, and then...) :)

I don't trade internationally (the laws frighten me these days) but I wish you success in finding these!

best,
dave

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 17, 2002

Correction - I do have it in literature. Bryan's 'Bulbs' Vol II (1989, Timber Press) has a reproduction of an old faded print which does absolutely no justice to the subject. No wonder I overlooked it!

"(Swamp Lily) Native to the US, from Virginia south to Florida and west to Mississippi.... Found growing in woodlands and damp clearings. Species name derives from the word meaning 'stained with red,' ..."

Choice!

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 17, 2002

Thanx Dave.

Someday, somewhere, somebody will have seeds. I await that day ....
(Orchestra in background builds to crescendo)...

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 17, 2002

Some of the alpine seed exchanges list seed of some species (there are several); I'm sure you can find them somewhere. I believe the seed is only viable for a short time after they ripen, and the fatter they are, the more viable they are. One good thing about rain lilies is that most of them are pathogenic so even if you are planting seed from a particular cultivar, you're likely to get the same plant from seed as you would from a bulb offset.

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Lophophora Tokyo, Japan Jul 17, 2002

Thanx for the info go_vols -

I'll be looking!

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