Zephyranthes citrina
Yellow Rain Lily
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Small bulbous plant that can spread to about 1x1’. Yellow flowers June through August.
Full to part sun, (avoid reflective heat). Provide moderate water with good drainage. Hardiness unknown, but probably at least into the teens °F. Now known as Habranthus longifolius.
Flowers are visited by many bee species, and butterflies.
Many species of Zephyranthes have been used medicinally. The use of this plant is undocumented.
The name for the genus has Greek origins as Zephyrus is the name for the Greek god of the west wind and 'anthos' means "flower" so a literal translation is "flowers of the western wind" and is in reference to the way the flowers on their slender stems dance in a wind. The specific epithet 'citrina' means yellow, in reference to the flowers.
This species occurs in the central and northern island groupings of the Lucayan Archipelago as well as Mexico south to northern South America. It is considered naturalized in the Caribbean.
The flat, black seeds popping out of the capsules. Photo by sarathmuthery on iNaturalist
Plants growing in gravelly soil in Campeche, Mexico. Photo by Ana Josefa López Sandoval, iNaturalist
Bulb and plant, unearthed. Photo by Forest & Kim Starr, Wikipedia