How to Grow and Care for Craglily

Another name for amber lily (Echeandia flavescens) is Torrey’s craglily. It is indigenous to western North America. The flowers of this plant close in the afternoon and don’t open again until the next morning. It’s difficult to spot this plant in the wild until its flowers appear, because its leaves look like grass.

Texas craglily is a perennial plant native to Texas, characterized by its clumping growth habit and slender, arching foliage. Its leaves emanate from a central rosette, presenting a grass-like appearance that flourishes in well-drained soils. As part of the Asparagaceae family, texas craglily is adapted to the region's hot climate and can be recognized by its subtle, yet attractive, yellow-green flowers that bloom on stalks rising above the foliage in late spring to summer.