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Ornamental - It is grown in pot or garden as ornament plant. Medicine - Leaves and bulbs are used to treat simple problems like head ache, cough and cold, boils, rheumatism (Maharjan et al., 2021).
Mexico, Colombia
It is usually found in open pastures, grasslands, and on hill slopes. It thrives in well-drained soils and tolerates some drought.
Known for its vibrant pink, star-shaped flowers that bloom after rainfall, it is often called the Rain Lily.
It is a bulbous plant commonly found in cultivated areas of the Himalayas and is also popular as a house plant.
Stem is absent or very short, as the plant grows from a bulb. The leaves arise directly from the bulb.
Leaves are strap-shaped, narrow, and smooth. They are dark green and emerge from the ground after the flowering period. Leaves are typically 15-30 cm long and 1-2 cm wide.
The funnel-shaped flowers are solitary with pink to rose-red tepals and are borne erect or slightly inclined on flowering stems that are 10-15 cm long. The deep lilac to purplish spathes measure 2.5-3 cm in length. The stamen filaments come in two lengths, 1.5 cm and 2.1 cm, with 6 mm long anthers. The style is thread-like.
Fruit is a three-lobed capsule, containing black seeds. The fruit is rarely produced in cultivation.
Flowering: July-September