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. |