Scientific Name:
Hippeastrum
cvs.
Pronunciation:
hip-ee-ASS-trum
Common Name:
amaryllis
Family Name:
Amaryllidaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Flowers large, sweet smelling, lily-like, on thick peduncle.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Central America, Garden origin, Mexico, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8b: (-9.4 to -7 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include H. 'Red Lion' (a hybrid).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Umbel
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
Additional Info:
Usually 4 flowers per umbel. Perianth: "petals" = 6 tepals (3 petals + 3 sepals) or petals and sepals may appear different.
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Bulbs
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Plant bulb with top half above soil. More info.
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot
