Drummond's Rainlily, Evening Star Rain Lily, Texas Rain Lily
Family:
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil Family)
Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map
Central Great Plains, Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Southwestern Tablelands, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Broken Red Plains, Limestone Plains
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas, Stockton Plateau
Limestone Cut Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Shinnery Sands
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Caprock Canyons Badlands Breaks
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Southern Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Height
0.75
to
1
ft.
Spread
0.10
to
0.2
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Limestone, Caliche, Moist, Dry
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Medium
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White
Bloom Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Seasonal Interest
Nectar
Wildlife Benefit
Unknown
Maintenance
Can be mowed. Propagation: Seed, Clump division.
Comments
Blooms May-September. Beautiful white ephemeral flowers appear after rains and are good addition to a short-grass meadow. Bulbs naturalize in a lawn or among low groundcover plants and can be used in a flower bed. Blooms best in full sun. Almost always appears a day or so after rain.
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