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Photo by D. Bell, Davesgarden.com.

Author: Hamilton Paul Traub, 1951
Family:  AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium - Maximum
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  4 Centimetres
Height:  14 Centimetres
Flower:  Orange / Yellow
Propagate:  Seeds/Bulbs
Names:  Atamosco Lily, Copper lily, Rio Grande Copper-Lily, Rain Lily, Stagger Grass
Synonyms:  Zephyranthes tubispatha, Herb.
Amaryllis depauperata,
Poepp.
Amaryllis tubispatha
L'Hér.
Arviela tubispatha,
Salisb.
Atamosco tubispatha,
M.Gómez
Habranthus andersonii
var. texanus, Herb.
Habranthus parvulus,
Pritz.
Habranthus texanus,
Herb. ex Steud.
Habranthus tubispathus f. bicolor,
Traub.
Habranthus tubispathus
var. bicolor, Ravenna.
Habranthus tubispathus
subsp. macranthus, Ravenna.
Habranthus tubispathus
var. roseus, Ravenna.
Habranthus tubispathus f. roseus,
Traub.
Habranthus tubispathus
subsp. variabilis, Ravenna.
Habranthus variabilis,
Ravenna.
Hippeastrum andersonii,
Baker.
Hippeastrum texanum,
Baker.
Hippeastrum tubispathum,
Baker.
Zephyranthes andersonii,
Benth. & Hook.f.
Zephyranthes andersonii
var. rosea, E.Holmb..
Zephyranthes commersoniana,
Herb.
Zephyranthes texana,
Herb.

This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Hamilton Paul Traub in 1951. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, growing in a well drained soil with quite some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to fourteen centimetres in height. The flowers are orange and yellow.

The genera is named for its spectacular flowers. The species for its scaly bulb.