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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Dusty-pink with white highlights, lime-green throat
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Amaryllis

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Location: Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
Date: 2019-04-09

Date: 2009-01-16
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-01-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-10-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: 1-16-17
Location: Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
Date: 2019-04-09
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-21
Location: Philadelphia Flower Show 2012
Date: 2012-03-09
This was a pale peachy pink in the convention center lighting.
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-10-18
Location: central Illinois
Date: 1-10-17
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-01-15

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