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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: pure white with raspberry markings
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Other: Can be forced inside for winter bloom
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Pollinators: Hoverflies
Wasps
Bumblebees
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Prefers to be under-potted

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Common names
  • Amaryllis

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-03-21
Second round of bloom
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-02-21

Date: 2024-01-31
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Elvas') - 1st of 5 Blooms
Location: Kalama, wa
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Date: 2024-01-31
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Elvas') - 1st of 5 Blooms
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2024-01-30
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Elvas') - 5 Buds/1 Bloom Stalk
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: March 31, 2007

Opening flower

Date: 2010-05-30
Photo by kniphofia
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-20
Location: In my home
Date: 2012-02-01
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-17
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-20

Date: 2015-04-03
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-20
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-27
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: April 14, 2007
Backside of tepals.
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: May 14, 2007
A variable hybrid. Color, tepal count and size vary with culture
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: March 28, 2007

Date: 2010-05-30
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-17
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-13

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my home
Date: 2012-02-20
Location: In my home
Date: 2012-02-01
Location: In my home
Date: 2012-02-01
Location: In my home...
Date: 2012-02-01
Photo by kniphofia
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-07
Location: My zone 3a garden
Date: 2014-12-20

credit: Marinaizra
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: March 28, 2007
Detail of coloration.
Comments:
  • Posted by mcash70 (Near Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 3a) on Jan 22, 2015 5:20 PM concerning plant:
    I added ‘Elvas’ to my Amaryllis collection this fall and it sure did not disappoint. It produced two tall, sturdy, 20-inch stems; each stem held 5 large buds, with each bud producing a beautiful double white bloom with raspberry-pink markings and a picotee edge. The blooms were very large at 8 to 9 inches. The blooms had no fragrance that I could detect, but the huge blooms themselves were absolutely stunning! I highly recommend this amaryllis.
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