From our 1994 Mexican expedition, we planted two different rain lilies, Z. drummondii and Z. lindleyana, side by side. Since most rain lilies don't like each other enough to have sex, we figured we were safe.
We figured wrong. I guess out here in the country even a rain lily
gets lonely at night, and son-of-a-gun, do we have some babies. In effect, we recreated the species Z. morrisclintii.
The offspring are remarkably similar to each other, with the flat foliage of Z. drummondii topped with a light pink, cup-shaped flower from Z. lindleyana.
The flowering season starts in April, making it one of the earliest rain lilies to flower. We don't want to have the parents neutered, but to keep from doing so, I need to find good homes for the offspring."
The flowers are white with a powdering of blush pink . Very attractive.
Yjos hybrid was developed by Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nirsery. He describes the palnt like this:
"Zephyranthes morris...Read More