Photographs of Desert Life and the birds, bugs, insects, snakes, javelina, and lizards on the Arizona desert and other parts of the state

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Rain Lily

Also called Zephyr Lily, Magic Lily or Fairy Lily
Zephyranthes grandiflor

To learn more about this beatiful plant/flower please click on the links below
http://www.yuccado.com/articles/rain_lily_diary.htm
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2536/
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Over a period of 3 days I watched this stem and bud come up.

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On the 5th day I noticed the bloom was starting to open.

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Almost before I could set up my camera it opened, I would say in less than 5 mintues.

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A short ways away I found another group of them.

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