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: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: with bright 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: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-26
Location: Saint Johns, FL
Date: 2023-01-17
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-26
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-22
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-22
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-22
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-26
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-31
Various stages of the blooms of the Christmas Gift
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-22
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-26
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07
Location: Essex UK
Date: March 2020
Christmas Gift
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2007-02-12
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-12-15
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Date: 2009-12-20
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, Michigan
Date: 2010-04-05
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, Michigan
Date: 2010-04-05
Uploaded by speicher4
Uploaded by speicher4

Date: 2015-01-09
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07

Date: 2015-03-09

Date: 2015-03-09

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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