Rain lily

From the Missouri Botanical Garden page, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/a476/zephyranthes-grandiflora.aspx » “Plants in the genus Zephyranthes are sometimes commonly called rain lilies or rain flowers because they often burst into bloom immediately following periods of significant rain.” This species is Zephyranthes grandiflora (family Amaryllidaceae, the same family as daffodils, which are of genus Narcissus).

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Zephyranthes_grandiflora&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Floral stemware?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-04
Two years ago (“Day 100”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-04

[Michelle]

I love the softness of this.

[Rick Schies]

It looks like she had a fair share of rain, because she grew up beautifully

[Peter Dulis]

Nice focus ....