Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Flowering Plants
Rain Lily
Zephyranthes spp.
Rain lilies do exactly what the name says. A clump sits as unremarkable grassy foliage for weeks, then two or three days after a good soaking it throws up dozens of pink, white or yellow crocus-like flowers at once, all together.
They are perfect for edging paths and filling the front of a border, they naturalise into dense clumps over a few seasons, and they need effectively no maintenance. Plant them and forget them until the rain comes.
- Flowers 2–3 days after heavy rain, all at once
- Naturalises into dense clumps over a few seasons
- Effectively zero maintenance once planted
Rs 400for the Clump of 10 bulbs
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 20–30 cm
- Growth rate
- Fast, naturalising
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Rain Lily
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Full sun to light shade, depending on species. More sun means more flowers.
- Water
- Regularly while in active growth and flower. Reduce sharply once foliage yellows and the bulb enters dormancy.
- Humidity
- Ambient.
- Soil
- Free-draining soil enriched with compost. Bulbs sitting in wet soil rot.
- Feeding
- High-potassium feed while in growth. Feed after flowering too — that is when next year’s flower is built inside the bulb.
- Temperature
- 15–40°C in growth.
If something goes wrong
Leaves but no flowers
Why it happens: Bulb too small, overcrowded, or planted too deep.
What to do: Lift and divide the clump after dormancy, and replant with the neck at soil level.
Soft, mouldy bulb
Why it happens: Waterlogged soil.
What to do: Improve drainage before replanting. Discard any bulb that is soft to the touch.
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