Author: | William
Herbert, 1826 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentine,
Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
25-30 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names:
|
Rain Lily,
August Rain Lily, White Zephyr Lily, Peruvian Swamp-Lily,
White Fairy Lily, Autumn Zephyr Lily |
Synonyms: |
Amaryllis candida, John Lindley, 1823.
Amaryllis
nivea, Schult. & Schult. f. 1830.
Plectronema
candida, Raf. 1836.
Argyropsis candida, M. Roem.
1847.
Atamosco candida, Sasaki, 1928.
Hippeastrum zephyranthum,.
Zephyranthes nivea, D.Dietr. |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by William Herbert in
1826. It is found
in Argentine,
Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some to lots of sun. The bulb can grow to two
and a half
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 or even 30 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white with a green centre.
The genera name is derived from
the Green Ζέφυρος Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind,
and ἄνθος anthos, meaning 'flower', referring to the slender
stalks , a classical name compounded to indicate the
western origin. The species name means 'white, glittering' for the
flowers. |