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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Not really supposed to be hardy in my area but it has held on like a champ and even spread, though it will not bloom when growing in abusive conditions, like competing with vinca, poor soil, underground rodents, no water, etc. This year I treated it better and it bloomed and seems to be thriving. All my different colors planted together bloom at different times - only white, only pink, only yellow - weird. Foliage not that attractive on the white ones.
On Apr 30, 2007, abitabar from Abita Springs, LA (Zone 8b) wrote:
Love it. It stays evergreen and the flowers are so lovely: pure white, and so simple and fresh looking. I have mine planted in an area where my well pump (we are not on city water) baskwash discharges. So they are inundated with water from time to time. Sad to say, I sorely neglected that part of the garden the last couple of years and another moisture loving plant overtook the area. However, I cleaned up the area last month and found the Zephyranthes bulbs had thrived and multiplied. In fact, the bulbs have multiplied so much that I will have to divide and transplant soon.
On Apr 25, 2005, stephem from Virginia Beach, VA (Zone 7a) wrote:
Was told that it wasn't hardy in my zone (6 - East Islip, NY 11730), looked good til February when we got a ton of snow and I was sure it died, but this spring, the green leaves are back! Looks like plain grass but when it blooms, it is very pretty.
On Mar 11, 2005, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:
This plant does well here in Rio de Janeiro. I planted two dozens of well formed plants 4 months ago, and they are still blooming like crazy. I have found a weird yellow and jelly fungus growing on the leaves of one of them, but I don´t know how it is affecting it, or if it could be dangerous to the other plants.
Besides that, the white flowers, lasting 2 days each, are just lovely, an uncommon sight over here.
From the essay, "Deserving of Italics" by Michael Cunningham, in the gardening quarterly, "Hortus", No. 70 Summer 2004.
In 1513, the plain of the Rio de la Plata was so carpeted with bajillions of Zephyranthes candida, that the Spaniards who "discovered" it called it the River of Silver.
This white Zeph is very common. It is distinctly late blooming. Will set seed freely. Can be used to make trihybrids and at least a few will be fertile. Often the trihybrid is prettier than the first hybrid. (By trihybrid I mean using 3 distinct species) Candid x Citrina for example, then that F1 x macrosiphon. The seedlings tend to be pastel and prolific bloomers.
On Aug 9, 2002, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
Introduced in 1515 from Argentina and now widely naturalised. One of the hardiest.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Cochise, Arizona Goodyear, Arizona Maricopa, Arizona Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona (2 reports) Queen Creek, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona (2 reports) Tucson, Arizona (2 reports) Malvern, Arkansas Angels Camp, California Cambria, California Carmichael, California Fresno, California Gilroy, California La Verne, California Riverside, California San Diego, California San Francisco, California Santa Ana, California Clifton, Colorado Bradley, Florida Cape Coral, Florida Clearwater, Florida Deltona, Florida Englewood, Florida Fort Pierce, Florida Miami, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Brunswick, Georgia Abita Springs, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Plaquemine, Louisiana Cumberland, Maryland Carriere, Mississippi Florence, Mississippi Las Vegas, Nevada Albuquerque, New Mexico Las Cruces, New Mexico Conway, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Nashville, Tennessee Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas (3 reports) Boerne, Texas Brazoria, Texas Brownsville, Texas Colleyville, Texas Coppell, Texas Devine, Texas Fate, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas Mcallen, Texas Mission, Texas Princeton, Texas Rowlett, Texas San Antonio, Texas Kalama, Washington Buffalo, West Virginia
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