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How and When to Plant Amaryllis. Planting amaryllis bulbs in containers is about as easy as it gets. You need a pot about 2 inches wider than the bulb with adequate drainage holes, some fresh ...
Plant the amaryllis in a pot so that the top third of the bulb sticks up above the potting mix. Water well and place it in a brightly lit spot. Water well and place it in a brightly lit spot.
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Amaryllis (/ ˌ æ m ə ˈ r ɪ l ɪ s /) [1] is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae).It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species.The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna.
Leaves of A. belladonna begin growing in early spring, or during late autumn. They last for a few weeks to a few months until they wither away, and a flower stalk will begin growing. When found in the wild, Amaryllis belladonna is pollinated by hawk moths and carpenter bees. The flower has a long-tubed, pale perianth, which fully expands at night.
Amaryllis paradisicola is known from two populations comprising fewer than 2000 individuals. [1] They grow on shady quartzite cliffs in the Richtersveld National Park, near the town of Vioolsdrif, Northern Cape. [1] [5] This is a much drier and cooler environment than that enjoyed by A. belladonna in the Western Cape. [4]
Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. [3] It is originally from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal [ 1 ] and spread from there to the United States and elsewhere.
Lycoris sanguinea, a species with short stamens Lycoris and butterfly (Papilio xuthus) in Japan Lycoris × albiflora in Chiba, Japan. Lycoris is a genus of 13–20 species of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. [3]