Zephyra is a genus with two species in the Tecophilaeaceae family that is native to Chile.
Zephyra elegans D.Don is native to northern and central Chile. It grows to 30 cm high. The first two photos were taken by Osmani Baullosa. The third photograph was taken by Jane McGary in October 2002 in an area of north coastal Chile just south of Antofogasta. She notes this coastal species probably will not tolerate much if any frost. The last two photos were taken by Laura Grant. She took the first of her photos in October at Llanos de Challe National Park, Chile. Her last photo shows the bullbs on a 1 cm grid.
In late September and early October, 2011, Eugene Zielinski and friends made a trip to Chile to observe (and photograph) the flowering desert. Exceptional midwinter rains, and even some snow, practically guaranteed heavy blooming from the bulbs, annuals, perennials, and shrubs in the desert. This species bloomed abundantly along the coast, particularly in the Huasco area. Flower color ranged from pure white to white with sky blue petal tips. These photographs were taken between Huasco and Carrizalillo by Eugene Zielinski. In the last photo it is pictured with Encelia canescens.
