General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Greenish-white with red striations, green throat
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Amaryllis

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Location: My Garden.
Date: 2017-03-22
Emerald Cybister
Location: My Garden.
Date: 2017-03-23
Emerald Cybister
Location: Louny
Date: 2020 01
my home

Date: 2007-04-01
Uploaded by sgardener
Uploaded by kniphofia
Uploaded by kniphofia

credit: Epibase
Location: Philadelphia Flower Show 2012
Date: 2012-03-06
The flowers on these specimens were more cream, with less intense
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-12-14
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-08
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-08

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