Atamasco lily


a plant, zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, of the southeastern u.s., bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple.
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the atamasco lily seems to be perfectly at home in the garden and so does the bloodroot.
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