1. BOTANICAL NAME
HIPPEASTRUM cv.

2. PRONUNCIATION
hih - pee - ASS - trum

3. COMMON NAME
Amaryllis

5. FAMILY
Amaryllidaceae

6. LIFE CYCLE House plant- annual
Outdoors- perennial (needs stratification to bloom again)

7. Growth Habit
Bulb
groundcover
Height 24” - 36”

8. ARRANGEMENT and composition
Basal and simploe

9. LEAF
Linear
Length 16” - 24”
Width 2”

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Parallel

14. FLOWER
Trumpet shaped to 6” across

16. FRUIT
Green pod to 1” in length and 1/2” diameter

17. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade

18. USE
Potted Plant

19. DESCRIPTION A large bulb
Strap shaped leaves appearing with or without the flower

21. DESCRIPTION Flower occurs on a stalk above the foliage
Large trumpet shaped flower is red, white, or pink

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES 62° to 65° F. night Propagate by bulblets
Bulbs stratified with heat

23. ZONES

24. NATIVE OF:
Peru