General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: Blooms are stimulated and flower best when triggered by rainfall
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 2 to 4 weeks
Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Collect shiny black seeds from capsules when yellow and beginning to split. Viability decreases rapidly after harvest; sow fresh seeds on moist potting soil and add enough media on top to cover. Press gently. Place in indirect light and keep moist.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Rio Grande Copperlily
  • Rain Lily
  • Rainlily
  • Stagger Grass
  • Copper Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Zephyranthes tubispatha
  • Synonym: Zephyranthes texana
  • Synonym: Habranthus tubispathus
  • Synonym: Habranthus tubispathus var. roseus
  • Synonym: Habranthus tubispathus var. texanus
  • Synonym: Habranthus variabilis

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Location: Front pasture
Date: 2016-08-24
Naturalizes in grassy swales or pastures.  Blooms after late summ
Location: Lokrum Botanical Garden - Dubrovnik - Croatia
Location: Lokrum Botanical Garden - Dubrovnik - Croatia
Location: Lokrum Botanical Garden - Dubrovnik - Croatia
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: Dallas, TX
Date: 2022-07-15
Habranthus tubispathus var. texanus
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-10-01
Seeds are very small compared to other types of rain lilies.
Location: Lokrum Botanical Garden - Dubrovnik - Croatia
Date: 2019-09-10

Date: 2009-09-12
Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2009-06-22
Habranthus tubispathus

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: Uruguay
credit: Andrés González

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2021-08-08
Uploaded by sedumzz

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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