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Rain lilies - ephemeral beauties of the Chihuahuan Desert

Rain lilies - ephemeral beauties of the Chihuahuan Desert

Rain lilies (Zephyranthes longifolia) are so called because they bloom within a week of the first summer rains. Within three weeks the seeds have set, the fruit...
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Rain lilies (Zephyranthes longifolia) are so called because they bloom within a week of the first summer rains. Within three weeks the seeds have set, the fruits fallen away, and the plants retreat into obscurity as scarcely-visible clumps of grass-like leaves.
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