General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bi-Color: white with pinkish-red striping
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects: Moths
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Amaryllis
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hippeastrum elegans
  • Synonym: Hippeastrum ambiguum

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Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2014-05-21

Date: 2014-12-20
Photo courtesy of: Daniel Ventura

Date: 2014-05-01
Photo courtesy of: Daniel Ventura
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2014
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2014
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2014

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