Fairy Lily, White Rain Lily, August Rain Lily, White Zephyr Lily, Peruvian Swamp-Lily, Zephyr Flower, Autumn Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes Candida)

**Scientific Classification**
Kingdom:	*Plantae*
Division:	*Magnoliophyta*
Class:	*Liliopsida*
Order:	*Asparagales*
Family:	*Amaryllidaceae*
Genus:	*Zephyranthes*
Species:	*Zephyranthes Candida*

Description

Fairy Lily, also known as the White Rain Lily is a native to the Rio de la Plata region of South America including Argentina and Uruguay but also native to Paraguay and Chile. Other names: August rain lily, White zephyr lily, Peruvian swamp-lily, Zephyr flower, and Autumn zephyr lily. This is a white cultivar of a flower usually found in pink flowering forms, Candida, grows 152 mm to 254 mm (6-10 inches) tall. It's ideal for rock gardens and for tucking into groundcovers. Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers are erect in perianth white or sometimes pinkish abaxially. The leaf-like brach is 1.8 to 4 cm. They grow best in full sun to part shade and require a medium wet soil. Propagation is done by dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) and from seed; direct sow outdoors in fall.

Native Flowers Menu

(Anemone Trifolia) Pennywort, Kidneywort, Liverwort (Anemone Hepatica) Poppy Anemone (Anemone Coronaria) Snowdrop Windflower, Wood Anemone (Anemone Sylvestis) Windflower, European Thimbleweed, Smell Fox (Anemone Nemorosa) Yellow Wood Anemone, Yellow Anemone, Buttercup Anemone (Anemone Ranunculoides) (Allamanda Angustifolia) Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus Bulbosus) Bush Allamanda (Allamanda Schottii or Allamanda Neriifolia) Buttercups, Spearworts, Water Crowfoots (Ranunculus) Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus Repens) Golden Trumpet (Allamanda Cathartica) Glacier Buttercup, Glacier Crowfoot (Ranunculus Glacialis) Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus Ficaria, Ficaria Grandiflora, Ficaria Verna) Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus Acris) Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus Asiaticus) Pond Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus Peltatus) Purple Allamanda, Violet Allamanda (Allamanda Blanchetii or Allamanda Violacea) Pygmy Buttercup, Dwarf Buttercup (Raninculus Pygmaeus) Devil's Tobacco, Tabaco del Diablo (Lobelia Tupa) Fairy Lily, White Rain Lily, August Rain Lily, White Zephyr Lily, Peruvian Swamp-Lily, Zephyr Flower, Autumn Zephyr Lily (Zephyranthes Candida) Pearl Lupin, Andean Lupin, South American Lupin, Tarwi, Tarhui, Chocho, Altramuz (Lupinus Mutabilis) Four-O-Clock Flower, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis Jalapa) Beach Morning Glory, Goat's Foot (Ipomoea Pes-Caprae) Fire Vine, Spanish Flag (Ipomoea Versicolor) Hummingbird Vine, Cypress Vine, Star Glory (Ipomoea Quamoclit) Moonflower, Moon Vine (Ipomoea Alba) Morning Glory (Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia, Rivea) (Rivea Corymbosa or Turbina Corymbosa) Scarlet Creeper, Scarlet Morning Glory, Ivy-Leaf Morning Glory, Star Ipomoea, Trompillo (Ipomoea Hederifolia or Ipomoea Coccinea) Sweet Potato, Yam (Ipomoea Batatas) Canary Creeper, Canarybird Flower, Canarybird Vine, Canary Nasturtium (Tropaeolum Peregrinum) Garden Nasturium, Indian Cress (Tropaeolum Majus) Mashua, Anu (Tropaeolum Tubersum) Nasturium (Tropaeolum) Moss Rose, Moss-Rose Purslane (Portulaca Grandiflora) Purslane(Portulaca) Hummingbird Sage, Anise-Scented Sage (Salvia Guaranitica) Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage (Salvia Splendens) Begonia Brazilian Vervain (Verbena Brasiliensis) Elephant Ear, Heart of Jesus, Angel Wings (Caladium) Petunia Whiteweed (Ageratum)