Pink Rain Lily

Habranthus robustus

Pink Rain Lily is a bulb for bulb layer, edging, suited to full sun and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering Jul, Aug, Sep.

Where to use it in a border

At around 25 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 15 cm of room to spread, roughly 7 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 10b and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Pink Rain Lily's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Candelabra primulato edge in front
• Candelabra primula 'Miller's Crimson'to edge in front
• Common Honeysucklefor height behind it
• Common Yellow Azaleafor height behind it
• Crocus 'Cream Beauty'to edge in front
• Drumstick primulato edge in front

Garden styles

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