[Arid_gardener] Plant ID

[Linda Guy]

Might it be a type of rain lily [zephyranthes] which come in a multitude of colors? Some need partial shade and others are full sun.

http://www.elandscape.com/lvl/lvl.html?pid=zepcan
http://www.elandscape.com/lvl/lvl.html?pid=zepgra

A simliar bulb is habranthus, which also comes in alot of colors. One's flower is erect [zephranthes] while the other is at right angles to the stem.

Different varieties of each bloom at various times of spring through fall. Check out both at
http://www.yuccado.com/

Of course, if these are small, are you perhaps looking at fall blooming crocus?

Linda Guy, MG

jdoddridge1@home.com wrote:

> Could you please help me find out what kind of plant this is:
>
> It is a small bulb about the size of a pea or lima bean.  The leaves are about 2 to 8 inches long, very thin and flat.  The flower is white, with 6 petals, sort of flat and simple.  It blooms in the fall in Phoenix and stays green year round.  The bulbs clump together and form about a 8 inch diameter base with willowy, grasslike leaves. It seems to follow the sun and is planted in partial afternoon sun.
>
> The only place I have seen it is at work, in a gravel setting.  If you can't tell me what it is from the description, I may be able to get a picture of it and email it to you.
>
> Thanks
>
> John Doddridge
>
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