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: Orange
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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Photo by bsharf
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: October 10, 2007
The original cluster about a year later, reblooming.
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: November 2, 2006
This was the \"klister\" (Dutch for cluster) I received the first
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-17
Photo by sgardener
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: January 8, 2007
The \"klister\" planted, growing and blooming two months later
Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: January 6, 2007
Photo by kniphofia

Date: 2007-06-19

Date: 2007-06-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-08-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-03-15
emerging flower bud
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2012-04-01

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