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What is Pink Rain Lily?

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Identify this flower? What do you call this flower? This flower is called Pink Rain Lily.  Its scientific name is Zephyranthes carinata.  It is also commonly known as the rosepink zephyr lily. It is a perennial flowering plant native to Mexico, Colombia and Central America. How to care If you have pink rain lily in your garden, or plan to have one, it needs regular watering but with little amount of water only especially during spring and summer. No need to water it during winter. In tropical climates, such as in the Philippines, where there is no winter, you may need to water it everyday except on rainy days and after. Fertilize pink rain lily with compost or manure at the time of planting the bulbs. How to propagate Propagate the pink rain lily by dividing the bulbs during the dormant season. Separate the offsets from the parent bulb and plant them in individual pots or directly in the garden. Pruning is not typically required for this type of plant. Where photo was taken Th...

What do you call the Latin character that combines two vowels such as æ?

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The Latin character that combines "a" and "e" is called "æ" (lowercase) or "Æ" (uppercase), and it's often referred to as "ash" or "æsc".  Origin:  The character "æ" (lowercase) and "Æ" (uppercase) originally represented a ligature , a combination of the letters "a" and "e", representing the Latin diphthong "ae".  Usage:  It's a letter in some languages, like Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. In Old English, it was called "æsc" or "ash" after the Anglo-Saxon futhorc rune ᚫ. It's also used in the Cyrillic script for the Eastern Iranian language, Ossetian. In modern English, it's used as a ligature in words like "aeon" or "æther".  Pronunciation:  The sound represented by "æ" is similar to the "a" in "cat".  Modern Usage:  While "æ" is still used in some contexts, it's ...