Hippeastrums, or Amaryllis are splendidly vigorous bulbous plants with huge trumpet shaped flowers atop stout stems around 60 cms high.
The leaves are broad and strap-like, up to 75cms long 5cms wide, often appearing after the flowers.
They are mostly grown in pots indoors and out but can be planted directly into the ground in warmer climates.
They are prized as indoor plants that will flower again in winter with the larger bulbs producing up to three stalks bearing the large blooms.
Hippeastrum are generrally classified into five groups:
- Single flowered
- Double flowered
- Miniature
- Trumpet
- Jumbo