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| Common Name | Date | Latin Name | Special Qualities | Height | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehemanii canna | 1863 | Canna Ehemanii | dangling, fuchsia-like blooms | 5-7’ | 8-11b or winter indoors |
| milk-and-wine lily | 1819? 1919? | Crinum x herbertii | candy-striped and fragrant | 36” | 7b-9bS/10bWC |
| antique montbretia | 1879 | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | original Southern heirloom | 28-36” | 7-9bS/11bWC or dig/store |
| George Davison crocosmia | 1902 | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | golden blooms | 36-48” | 7-9bS/10bWC or dig/store |
| Meteore crocosmia | 1887 | Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | fiery late summer blooms | 22-24” | 7-9bS/10bWC or dig/store |
| Mexican Single tuberose | 1530 | Polianthes tuberosa | richly fragrant, Aztec relic | 36-48” | 8-11 or in pots |
| Pearl double tuberose | 1870 | Polianthes tuberosa ‘Pearl’ | richly fragrant, double | 30-40” | 8-11 or in pots |
| white rain lily | 1822 | Zephyranthes candida | white, early fall blooming | 5-7” | 7-11 or in pots |
| yellow rain lily | 1880 | Zephyranthes citrina | yellow, self-sows | 6-8” | 7-10b or in pots |
| pink rain lily | 1825 | Zephyranthes grandiflora | pink, larger flowers | 6-10” | 8-10 or in pots |
