Botanical Name: Amaryllis belladonna
Common Name: Naked lady, Belladonna lily Type of Plant: monocot: perennial bulb Habit of Growth: Overall Shape clumping plants with bold, strap-like foliage in winter and spring; plant dies back in summer and blooms in fall Height 4 to 6' Spread to 3' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil tolerates any soil Hardiness hardy; zones 4-24 Morphology: Leaves narrow, linear parallel-veined leaves to 18" long, 3/4" wide appear in winter, die back in early summer Flowers clusters of trumpet-shaped lily-like flowers, rosy pink to white; flowers to 4" long, 4" across; appear on long, reddish brown scapes Fruit rounded capsule with flattened black seeds Propagation: division, seed Usage: used as a showy accent of rosy pink flowers in August or September; most effective toward back of a perennial border or in rustic landscapes; also effective in succulent or sub-tropical borders Landscape Care: Watering average watering; very drought tolerant when established Fertilizing low nitrogen fertilizer in spring Pruning remove dead leaves in early summer after die-back Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other very long-lived in the landscape Origin: South Africa Family: Amaryllidaceae Notes: |
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