Named "Easter" lily by Colonial Era settlers, this flower's Latin name is Zephyranthes atamasco.
It blooms from March until May.
Copyright Claude W. Rankin and Southern Connections Inc.Often called "rain lily," it is a North Carolna native found in sunny, moist (boggy), wild areas from the coast to the mountains.
I first saw them down by the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville.
They had a pale pink cast, as is often the case, and took on a red color as the flower matured.
Hence the name "Atamasco," which means "red."
This photograph was made by the late Claude W. Rankin Jr. of Fayetteville, whom my sons George and Jack grew up calling "Uncle Claude" -- altogether appropriate for their loving great uncle.
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