HIPPEASTRUM
November 9th 2008 07:13
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Flowering Bulb
Few flowering bulbs are more spectacular than hippeastrums. These trumpet shaped tropical lilies are indigenous to South America but cultivated almost everywhere as pot plants.
The flowers can be up to 30 centimetres across, and come in colours from white streaked with red to deepest crimson. Flowers develop before the leaves, in clusters of three or four on top of a large hollow stem.
Hippeastrums normally flower at the end of spring, grow best in heavy rich soil and make a great plant for pots. Plant with the neck of the bulb showing just above the soil.
I have many different colour hippeastrums in my garden that quickly multiply to form large clumps that I'm always happy to dig up and share with friends. I also like to collect the seeds that easily grow.
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