I have been growing these beautiful pink flowers for years and am hoping you can tell me what they are. I have always called them “Dad’s Lilies” since they came from my father in Iowa. Thank you. – ...

Question: Pink rain lilies are growing in some of our neighborhood and I would to add them to my yard. What is the best location for the bulbs? Answer: Select a lightly shady to full sun location for ...

A new flower is growing alongside an old favorite in the garden: Yellow rain lilies, Zephyranthes citrine, are now producing bright lemon-colored flowers on slender green stalks next to pink rain ...

During a recent Orange County Master Gardener monthly meeting, fellow Master Gardener Eddie Shaw,who counts himself a fan of the rain lily, surprised me with a gift of seeds. The zip top plastic bag ...

Most associate the autumnal season with leaf color and berries, but some perennial plants signal autumn with flowers. In the South, fall rains are the transition from summer to autumn as snow is to ...

Q. When we bought our home in Pearland, we inherited several rain lilies in our small garden. We have no idea how to care for them. They have been blooming and appear to be healthy. Do we remove the ...

Most wild flowers bloom with the seasons, but rain lilies are free spirits. They bloom a few days after rain during spring, summer or fall. The narrow leaves of rain lilies resemble grass. But no ...

I noticed them just before sunset on the day the remnants of Hurricane Harvey finally veered eastward: wild rain lilies waving in the amber light on a weedy lot next door. This was two days after the ...

Porterweed – Stachytarpheta sp. This tropical member of the verbena family is not winter hardy in Arkansas, but it loves an Arkansas summer. This plant is a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds and ...

A very dry summer and winter have been reflected in the bare ground and lack of lush lawns in area landscapes. There has been some relief with the recent 2 inches of rain, and we can expect more if ...