Michael, I saw the same article in the magazine and it was nice to see the other varieties that I don't have.

Few years back a gardening friend gave me a few bulbs and I just planted them, never had to care for them and they bloom few times a year, a keeper for sure in my garden.

Silvia

Mine have only bloomed once this year, so I must have the ones that need wet conditions. They look just like the ones in the photo above. I've seen the white ones growing on completely abandoned lots, so they must like it dry too. I've always wanted the yellow ones.

Thank you for the input. I have one bed in particular that just needs... groundcover I guess. I have quite a few plants in it that when they fill out will make for an attractive (to me) and calm area, but right now there's a lot of open ground. I think rain lilies might be a way to fill up those empty areas and every now and again give a pop of color to an otherwise shrubby bed.

One issue might be acquiring the lilies in the first place. Searching online shows about $25 for 3 - 5 bulbs. Hopefully I can find a more local source that has them cheaper. For easily propagated plants, I don't think I have ever seen them in the big box stores or my local nurseries, but I also have not been really looking for them until now.

Michael, rain lilies are easy to grow from seed - as long as the seeds are fresh. I have some seed pods ready to open. One is a tallish variety with yellow flowers. Very showy. I also have the variety Andersonii seeding right now. This one is less showy but is unusual as the flowers are bronze/copper colored. If you would like some seeds, email me.

Michael I've never seen them in a store.they're usually r passed from person to person,I got mine from my grandmother.and $25for 5 bulbs don't ever pay that.I might be able to send u a few bulbs of pink.shuffles I would love some yellow if you can spare any?

Glen, I have plenty of the yellow seeds. Just send me your address. The Andersonii seeds are difficult to gather; by the time the seed pods are ready they drop all the seeds immediately. I have seen rain lily bulbs at Tree Mart in Tampa. I think the price was about 25 cents each.

I had no intention of spending $25 for 3-5 bulbs. I knew they were easy to propagate and I have enough patience to keep looking. As the article in the above mentioned magazine stated, rain lilies seem to be quite popular outside of Florida. This might account for the high prices on the web. I figured I would eventually run into someone at a plant sale or flea market that had them and I would be able to propagate from there. Seeds from Shuffles are going to be a nice start. The above mentioned bed that they will go in has flowers that are mostly blue but there are some yellow ones too, so they will mix well there.

There are lots of rain lily bulbs available on EBay. I just saw 25 Zep. Citrina bulbs for $9.99 including shipping - that is 40 cents each.

We have the pink ones like in Silvia's picture. Our former neighbor Lilian gave us some bulbs that she received from a friend years before. Brought some with us when we moved. Since then we have shared bulbs with a few friends.

They are in irrigated bed of deep sand, mulched, in partial shade of tall coconut trees. The bulbs readilly multiply and seem to thrive with little attention. They bloom multiple time a year.

Craig

If you are on FB there are quite a few gardening groups, I will bet you can find them locally for free or trade.

Dirty, They will rebloom once they are packed together. I mostly deadhead because that causes the bulbs to split and helps them pack sooner. FYI, the citrina will bloom from seed in two years whereas the others take a little longer.