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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'
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'''''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.
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
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