Evening Rain Lily
Cooperia drummondii
Evening rain lily bursts into fragrant white, moth-pollinated flowers within days of summer rains, then waits underground for the next storm. A magical, deer-resistant bulb for the South.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AR, KS, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX