FNPS Plant Database

Zephyranthes simpsonii

Simpson's zephyr lily
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Simpson's zephyr lily

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Zephyranthes simpsonii

Family:

Amaryllidaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

Flower

Size:

Height–1 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Winter dormant, spring ephemeral

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Small wildflower or plant in with other low groundcovers. Foliage is very fine and the plant is inconspicuous except when in bloom.

Considerations:

Availability:

Friends

Propagation:

Division of bulbs. Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Starting…
Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Dome swamp, wet flatwoods, wet prairie. In ditches, wet pastures, roadsides. Often in burned areas

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Flowers tend to appear in spring or after a significant rainfall. Otherwise inconspicuous.
FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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