Plant Facts
Scientific Name | Amaryllis belladonna |
Principal Common Name | Naked Lady |
Common Name(s) | Belladonna Lily |
Synonym | Brunsvigia rosea |
Description | A clumping bulb with strap-like leaves growing in a fountainlike form with foliage in fall and winter that dies off in late spring or early summer followed by harge clusters of fragrant trumpet shaped rosy pink flowers. |
General Comments | Very long lived. |
Origin | |
Nativity | South Western Africa Cape |
Height Range | 1 - 3 FT |
Spread Range | 1 - 2 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
Warning | |
Sunset Zones | 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
USDA Zones | 7a : 7b : 8a : 8b : 9a : 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 |
Leaf Color | Medium Green |
Leaf Texture | Fleshy : Leathery : Strap-like : Thick |
Form | Bulb |
Flower Color | Pink : Rose Pink : White |
Flower Time | Summer |
Months | |
Ease of Growing | Easy |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) |
Soil Preferences | Any : Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | None : Sparse |
Outstanding Features | Color : Flower : Fragrance |
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