The lily commonly known as the Amaryllis plant is actually grown from a Hippeastrum bulb. It is related to the true Amaryllis which is the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna.
This page is about the plant commonly but incorrectly called Amaryllis, the Hippeastrum. These are the Amaryllis flower bulbs most often grown for Christmas display.
They are not usually sold as growing plants but as potted amaryllis bulbs ready for indoor cultivation. You can also purchase unpotted amaryllis bulbs and plant them in containers of your own choosing or even outdoors if you live in a warm area or purchase hardy Amaryllis bulbs.
Amaryllis plants have big, beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers that are held on hollow green stems 2 to 3 feet tall. The buds bend down as they mature so that the open blooms face outward. Each stem may bear one or several flowers depending on the cultivar, the age of the bulb, and the care it has received.
The shiny, 2 inch wide straps of green foliage grow straight up (in many cultivars) or may fan outward. The leaves are usually as tall as the flower stems.
An Amaryllis bulb kit makes a wonderful Christmas gift for anyone who loves big, showy flowers. You'll get large, potted amaryllis bulbs that are ready to burst into bloom.
Growing Amaryllis Outdoors
Growing amaryllis outdoors. Hippeastrum species and hybrids. Planting amaryllis bulbs in garden beds. How to grow hardy amaryllis and large flowered amaryllis outside.
Poinsettia Plant
Parts of a poinsettia plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima. How to plant Christmas flower poinsettia bush cuttings. Christmas poinsettia plants come in a range of festive colors from white to deep red.
Cyclamen Plant Care Cyclamen plant care involves providing the right light, temperature and soil for these handsome plants. Most people throw Cyclamen parviflorum plants away once they finish blooming but, with proper care, they can be kept and brought into bloom again.
