Amaryllis

Hippeastrum species

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Enjoys a warm, sunny spot, and relatively frequent feeding and watering. Plant one or two per good-sized pot, and fill with gritty soil around bulb, oriented with growing tip up, covering the bulb to its neck, water thoroughly. Place in warm, light place until growth noted, then resume watering. Do not overwater. Zone 9-10

May be moved outside as weather warms, in or out of pots. In late summer, decrease watering to induce dormancy, and bring inside. Keep dormant several months. Remove offsets in fall. Note: while commonly called amaryllis, this name really belongs to the very different genus Amaryllis

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