{Our Zephyranthes Candida - Rain Lily} 2013

by **Admin** Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:34 am

2013 2013 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Zephyranthes flowers are very similar to Habranthus flowers and both are called Rain Lilies. Zephyranthes flowers tend to be star shaped and Habranthus have somewhat irregular flowers. Read more in detail below post under Zephyranthes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also our Zephyranthes Candida Rain Lily, commonly called Fairy Lily is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family. Blogger friend Sarah from <a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/2013/08/summer-garden-party.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">HYACINTHS FOR THE SOUL</span></a> did show us her Habranthus Rain Lily in pink. Just scroll down on her blog. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mX18q0yRufo/UiQPJ3SxJ7I/AAAAAAAATyM/5lQoIOPQ5jE/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mX18q0yRufo/UiQPJ3SxJ7I/AAAAAAAATyM/5lQoIOPQ5jE/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our Zephyranthes Candida is native to Argentina and Uruguay</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I did arrange them in a silver vase on a tray and also showing you two buds and two of its leaves in the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They do look a bit like Crocus... and are also a flower bulb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCUWHMzPehg/UiQQHMLYWsI/AAAAAAAATyY/LRSVmWiSYCE/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCUWHMzPehg/UiQQHMLYWsI/AAAAAAAATyY/LRSVmWiSYCE/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a tray in the gazebo in daylight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUiSTkSPUMo/UiQQmV54SPI/AAAAAAAATyg/xO0NXYdKhHA/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUiSTkSPUMo/UiQQmV54SPI/AAAAAAAATyg/xO0NXYdKhHA/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Zephyranthes flowers point straight up and have equal stamens.</span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">Habranthus flowers point upward BUT at an angle and have unequal stamens.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwgUxyhAyrE/UiQUCjYKU7I/AAAAAAAATys/u2gv_GNwDxY/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwgUxyhAyrE/UiQUCjYKU7I/AAAAAAAATys/u2gv_GNwDxY/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Here you can actually count the 6 equal stamens. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6n9Jwh7yXoQ/UiQURi_JqCI/AAAAAAAATy0/E8oUnHBP_dQ/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6n9Jwh7yXoQ/UiQURi_JqCI/AAAAAAAATy0/E8oUnHBP_dQ/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Lovely greenish center...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1k1RiFO8XWE/UiQUi-2Q95I/AAAAAAAATy8/X72LgmLgdE4/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1k1RiFO8XWE/UiQUi-2Q95I/AAAAAAAATy8/X72LgmLgdE4/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">All photos are taken on August 29, when we had our first summer tea in the gazebo after cleaning up the mud.</span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">In the back you see our pond...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8o7lo9LsBeQ/UiQU3lYGXPI/AAAAAAAATzE/beIrTxGK6gw/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8o7lo9LsBeQ/UiQU3lYGXPI/AAAAAAAATzE/beIrTxGK6gw/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Proof of sunshine after all our summer rain! </span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">This is at 18:00 o'clock...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8hEAlpRCL3E/UiQVVvQG9EI/AAAAAAAATzM/aExcOFtv4pc/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8hEAlpRCL3E/UiQVVvQG9EI/AAAAAAAATzM/aExcOFtv4pc/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is how they grow, beside our gazebo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlgliqJsEgU/UiQVjh9A_FI/AAAAAAAATzU/FR899l3O_Yg/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlgliqJsEgU/UiQVjh9A_FI/AAAAAAAATzU/FR899l3O_Yg/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+9.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed this unique summer blooming bulb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Does any of you also having these? Or in a different color?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From those links below you can check other colors.</div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Related links:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Zephyranthes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Zephyranthes</span></a> | pacificbulbsociety.org with photos and detailed information</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep412" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Rainlily, Zephyranthes and Habranthus spp</span></a> | University of Florida showing all different varieties - scroll down</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyranthes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Zephyranthes</span></a> | Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br> 2013 2013 2013 <br><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Zephyranthes flowers are very similar to Habranthus flowers and both are called Rain Lilies. Zephyranthes flowers tend to be star shaped and Habranthus have somewhat irregular flowers. Read more in detail below post under Zephyranthes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also our Zephyranthes Candida Rain Lily, commonly called Fairy Lily is a member of the Amaryllidaceae family. Blogger friend Sarah from <a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/2013/08/summer-garden-party.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">HYACINTHS FOR THE SOUL</span></a> did show us her Habranthus Rain Lily in pink. Just scroll down on her blog. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mX18q0yRufo/UiQPJ3SxJ7I/AAAAAAAATyM/5lQoIOPQ5jE/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mX18q0yRufo/UiQPJ3SxJ7I/AAAAAAAATyM/5lQoIOPQ5jE/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our Zephyranthes Candida is native to Argentina and Uruguay</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I did arrange them in a silver vase on a tray and also showing you two buds and two of its leaves in the back.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They do look a bit like Crocus... and are also a flower bulb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCUWHMzPehg/UiQQHMLYWsI/AAAAAAAATyY/LRSVmWiSYCE/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FCUWHMzPehg/UiQQHMLYWsI/AAAAAAAATyY/LRSVmWiSYCE/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a tray in the gazebo in daylight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUiSTkSPUMo/UiQQmV54SPI/AAAAAAAATyg/xO0NXYdKhHA/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUiSTkSPUMo/UiQQmV54SPI/AAAAAAAATyg/xO0NXYdKhHA/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Zephyranthes flowers point straight up and have equal stamens.</span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">Habranthus flowers point upward BUT at an angle and have unequal stamens.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwgUxyhAyrE/UiQUCjYKU7I/AAAAAAAATys/u2gv_GNwDxY/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwgUxyhAyrE/UiQUCjYKU7I/AAAAAAAATys/u2gv_GNwDxY/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Here you can actually count the 6 equal stamens. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6n9Jwh7yXoQ/UiQURi_JqCI/AAAAAAAATy0/E8oUnHBP_dQ/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6n9Jwh7yXoQ/UiQURi_JqCI/AAAAAAAATy0/E8oUnHBP_dQ/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Lovely greenish center...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1k1RiFO8XWE/UiQUi-2Q95I/AAAAAAAATy8/X72LgmLgdE4/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1k1RiFO8XWE/UiQUi-2Q95I/AAAAAAAATy8/X72LgmLgdE4/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">All photos are taken on August 29, when we had our first summer tea in the gazebo after cleaning up the mud.</span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">In the back you see our pond...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8o7lo9LsBeQ/UiQU3lYGXPI/AAAAAAAATzE/beIrTxGK6gw/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8o7lo9LsBeQ/UiQU3lYGXPI/AAAAAAAATzE/beIrTxGK6gw/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Proof of sunshine after all our summer rain! </span><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">This is at 18:00 o'clock...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8hEAlpRCL3E/UiQVVvQG9EI/AAAAAAAATzM/aExcOFtv4pc/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8hEAlpRCL3E/UiQVVvQG9EI/AAAAAAAATzM/aExcOFtv4pc/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is how they grow, beside our gazebo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlgliqJsEgU/UiQVjh9A_FI/AAAAAAAATzU/FR899l3O_Yg/s1600/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlgliqJsEgU/UiQVjh9A_FI/AAAAAAAATzU/FR899l3O_Yg/s640/Zephyranthes+Candida+Rain+Lily+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+9.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed this unique summer blooming bulb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Does any of you also having these? Or in a different color?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From those links below you can check other colors.</div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Related links:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Zephyranthes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Zephyranthes</span></a> | pacificbulbsociety.org with photos and detailed information</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep412" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Rainlily, Zephyranthes and Habranthus spp</span></a> | University of Florida showing all different varieties - scroll down</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyranthes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Zephyranthes</span></a> | Wikipedia</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br>2013 2013 2013 <br> <a href="http://www.matrixar.com/" title="Matrix ">المصفوفة : أجمل الخلفيات والصور</a>