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Rain (Storm) Lilies

Habranthus robustus

Description:

Commonly known as the pink fairy lily or the pink rain lily

Notes:

They bloom 24-48 hours before we get rain. Believe me they are correct 90% of the time.

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2 Comments

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 12 years ago

true, i'm always amazed at how quickly the bloom

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Ours won't bloom unless we have rain and they are called Rain Lilies. Watering them will not make them bloom, only rain water.

Mari du Preez
Spotted by
Mari du Preez

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Nov 28, 2007
Submitted on Apr 22, 2012

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