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Jan
2009
Amaryllis belladonna L.
House Plant | Flowers | Liliopsida
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Amaryllis belladonna originates in southern Africa. Species bulbs, bulb 2.5 cm, brown, round, poisonous to humans. Strain is about 75 cm long, green. Leaves erect, 18-50 cm long, glabra, green, glossy, appear after flowering. 6 or more flowers arranged in umbele, the stems short, floral mugurele back is covered by two equal, perianth 6.10 cm long and 9-13 cm diameter, purple-pink, white at the base, rarely totally white, infundibuliform, tube about 1 cm long, 6 lobes, oblong-lanceolata, with acute top, style and stamens are recurvate the top, 6 stamens. The fruit is a capsule.

Period of prosperity - August-September.

Water - is barely wet when the leaves appear after flowering.

Fertilization - 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer is applied when vestejeasca flowers and leaves begin to appear.

TemperatuRA - 1.4 ° C. At temperatures below -5 ° C is necessary to protect the bulbs from mulch.

Light - in direct sun, except for dry regions.

Sol - fertile, well-drained sandy soil, enriched with organic matter.

Reproduction - the seeds in March and April. Germination takes place after 56 days, but need 3-5 years to make the flower. By splitting bulbs, autumn. The bulbs are planted from November to January, to 12-15 cm deep and sunny position in colder regions and at 5 cm in warmer regions.

 

References

Bill Sheat, Gerald Schofield - Complete Gardening in Southern Africa - Struik Publishers, 1995

Graham Stuart Thomas - Perennial Garden Plants or The Modern Florilegium - Frances Lincoln, 2004

John E. Bryan - Bulbs - Timber Press, 2002

Kristo Pienaar - Gardeningwith Indigenous Plants - Struik Publishers, 2003

Kristo Pienaar - The South African 'What Flower Is That? "- Struik Publishers, 2003

Sue Chivers - Horticulture Gardeners Guides Planting for Color - David & Charles, 2005

Will Giles - Encyclopedia of Exotic plants for Temperate climates - Timber Press, 2007

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