Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
it is a type of lily
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
701600
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-11
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
25.40 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco
PROTEA
Common Name
Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
वर्षा लिली
Protea plant
In German
regen-Lilie
Protea Pflanze
In French
pluie Lily
usine de Protea
In Spanish
lirio de la lluvia
planta de protea
In Greek
βροχή Lily
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Lily chuva
planta Protea
In Polish
deszcz Lily
Protea roślin
In Latin
Pluvia lilium
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Proteales
Family
Liliaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Zephyranthes
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hippeastreae
Proteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
701600
1
27800
👆🏻