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| |habit=bulbous | | |habit=bulbous |
| |Min ht metric=cm | | |Min ht metric=cm |
| + | |lifespan=perennial |
| + | |water=moderate, less when dormant |
| + | |features=flowers, fragrance |
| + | |flowers=red, orange, green, multicolored, pink, white, single, double |
| |Temp Metric=°F | | |Temp Metric=°F |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Hippeastrum charmeur.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| + | |image_caption=Hippeastrum 'Charmeur' |
| }} | | }} |
| '''''Hippeastrum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of [[bulb]]ous plants in the family [[Amaryllidaceae]], native to tropical and subtropical regions of [[the Americas]] from [[Argentina]] north to [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]]. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. These plants are popularly but erroneously known as ''[[Amaryllis]]'', a [[monotypic]] [[Africa]]n genus in the same family. | | '''''Hippeastrum''''' is a [[genus]] of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of [[bulb]]ous plants in the family [[Amaryllidaceae]], native to tropical and subtropical regions of [[the Americas]] from [[Argentina]] north to [[Mexico]] and the [[Caribbean]]. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. These plants are popularly but erroneously known as ''[[Amaryllis]]'', a [[monotypic]] [[Africa]]n genus in the same family. |
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| Image:Sweetkiss.jpg|''Hippeastrum'' 'Sweet Kiss' | | Image:Sweetkiss.jpg|''Hippeastrum'' 'Sweet Kiss' |
| Image:Cinderella amaryllis.JPG|'' Hippeastrum'' 'Cinderella' | | Image:Cinderella amaryllis.JPG|'' Hippeastrum'' 'Cinderella' |
| + | File:Hippeastrum papilio.jpg|Hippeastrum papilio |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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