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wild lily

seeders_husband

19 years ago

My wife and i live in Central florida and we have recently started having these small white to blush pink lilies popping up in the yard. they are very pretty and form small bulbs and thier foliage sort of resembles grass they only grow about 4" tall and last for only a day

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razorback33
19 years ago
Could be one of the Zephyr Lily's, Zephyranthes candida?, often called Rain Lily's because they bloom after a heavy rain.
This is one of the introduced species from So. America and has become established across the So. US.
Although it is called a Lily, it is not in the Lily Family, instead is in the Amaryllis Family.
Check the photo on the link to see if it is similar to your plants.
Rb

Here is a link that might be useful: Zephyranthes candida
seeders_husband
Original Author
19 years ago
thank you soooooooooooo much right on target
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