Atamasco Lily Zephyranthes Atamasco Flower. Bloom from March to April. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by Insects.
Atamasco lily makes a handsome ad-. In some areas this lily is called an Easter Lily because of the flowering climax reached in April near the holiday period. Atamasca has leaves that are at least twice as wide as those of Treats rain-lily Z.
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Leaves are glossy green linear flat to somewhat concave up to one half inch wide approximately one foot. In the wild plants often burst into bloom immediately following periods of significant rain hence the common name. The bulb is dark with a short neck and papery tunic formed by remnants of old leaf bases. It has several narrow linear basal leaves about one-half inch wide and ten to fifteen inches long.