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Big Dude Rain Lily

Zephyranthes 'Big Dude'

 

Big Dude Rain Lily (Zephyranthes 'Big Dude') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Big Dude Rain Lily flowers

Big Dude Rain Lily flowers

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Plant Height:  6 inches

Flower Height:  12 inches

Spacing:  3 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  7a

Other Names:  Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily

Description:

This variety produces exceptionally large white blooms with petals tipped in pale pink; begins blooming once it is well established, and in ideal moisture conditions

Ornamental Features

Big Dude Rain Lily features bold white trumpet-shaped flowers with shell pink tips at the ends of the stems from mid summer to mid fall. Its narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Big Dude Rain Lily is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Big Dude Rain Lily is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Big Dude Rain Lily will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 6 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Big Dude Rain Lily is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Garden  Container 
Applications
Flowers 
Ornamental Features