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Amaryllis
amaryllis

- Height 2-21/2 ft (60-75 cm)
- Planting distance 1 ft (30 cm)
- Flowers early fall to midfall
- Well-drained fertile soil
- Sheltered, sunny site
- Bulbs available spring to summer
- Hardy zones 6-10

Only on species of true amaryllis, Amaryllis belladonna, grows outdoors in most of North America. it saves its magnificent display of fragrant satiny pink flowers until early fall, after summer has withered the foliage, but don't create too much shade. Cultivars with pure white or purplish blossoms (typically with yellow throats) exist, but they are hard to find.

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