Sprekelia

Plant Characteristics

Habit		bulbous
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	C America
Bloom:	❀	late spring, early summer

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Water:	◍	moderate
USDA Zones:		8.5 to 11
Flower features:	❀	red

Scientific Names

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Sprekelia is a genus of at least three bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, or Alliaceae. They are native to Central America. Like Hippeastrum, these plants were known as Amaryllis. Sprekelia plants are sometimes called "Aztec lilies", although they are not true lilies.

S. formosissima is common in cultivation, planted in warm climates or raised in pots in colder climates, or planted and lifted, much as the gladiolus. Even when well grown, bulbs often do not bloom every year. In a grouping of about a dozen bulbs, only two or three may bloom in any given year.

Read about Sprekelia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sprekelia (J. H. von Sprekelsen, of Hamburg, who sent the plants to Linnaeus). Amaryllidaceae. Jacobaean Lily. Half-hardy bulbous plants, generally grown in the greenhouse, often known as amaryllis: lvs. appearing late, strap-shaped-linear: scape hollow, cylindrical, l-fld.: fl. large, showy; perianth gaping, tube none, upper segm. broadest, 2 lateral lanceolate, 3 lowest deflexed, rolled together inclosing the stamens and style; ovary turbinate, 6-angled, 3-celled: caps. globose-trigonous, 3-valved.—One species, Mex. For cult., see Amaryllis; also consult Hippeastrum, with which these plants are sometimes confused. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Species

• Sprekelia clintiae, Traub, 1965 Pl. Life 21: 64
• Sprekelia cybister, Herb., 1840 Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 1840:t. 33
• Sprekelia formosissima, L. Herb., 1821 Appendix 35
• Sprekelia glauca, Lindl., 1840 Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 26: Misc. 65
• Sprekelia howardii, Lehmiller
• Sprekelia karwinskii, Zucc. Roem., 1847 Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 4: 144
• Sprekelia ringens, C.Morren, 1846 Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 133, t. 60

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