This small bulbous softwood perennial has numerious upright mid to dark green sword-shaped leaves and forms a clump. The white upward facing funnel-shaped flowers appear above the foliage on a slender stem from late summer to autumn.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Zephyranthes candida is naturally found in South America growing in Peru in well drained moderately fertile moist soil. It prefers a open sunny warm position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

The Zephyr Lily is grown for its flowers and clumping habit. It is planted in small gardens along front borders for edging or used in rockeries. It is also planted around ponds and water features, establishing in 3 to 5 years and is long lived. This plant is also grown in patio pots, tubs or in roof gardens requiring little care once established. ID 282

Zephyranthes (ze-fi-RĂNTH-eez) candida (KĂN-di-da)

'Zephyranthes': from Greek zephyr + anthos - the west wind flower (a reference to flowering after the winds bring heavy rains); 'candida': white or frosty.

Amaryllidaceae (AM-ar-ee-LEE-da-AY-see-ee)