Hippeastrum

Deciduous Shedding of leaves at the end of the growing season.

Hippeastrum
Summertime
Family	Amaryllidaceae
Name	Hippeastrum
Featured Plant	March 2005
See also:  Bulbs, Corms & Tubers

This tender deciduous perennial bulb produces giant sized flowers, 20-25cm across! The flower colours range from white to red and all shades in between. The flowers appear 5-6 weeks after the bulb is kept dry over the winter months. Start watering in mid November for it to flower around Christmas. Each bulb produces two flower stems that flower in succession, extending the flowering period to about two weeks.

Summertime	Summertime	Red Lion	Red Lion
Desert Dawn	Desert Dawn	Scarlet	White
Species Narrow petal species hippeastrum.	Species	Species - Bud	Species - Opening
Aphrodite Grown in full sun	Aphrodite Grown in shade	Pollen

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