The Amaryllidaceae are a family of flowering plants, with over 800 species in about 60 genera. The Amaryllidaceae include both evergreen and deciduous herbaceousperennials that grow from bulbs, with a number of genera commonly grown in gardens, including:
All Amaryllidaceae are perennials and apart from Clivia, Cryptostephanus and Scadoxus, which have rhizomes, the majority have bulbous storage organs.
Amaryllidaceae usually have numerous flowers held in an umbrella-like cluster at the end of a leafless stem, called a scape.
In South Africa, many Amaryllidaceaespecies are adapted to cope with wildfires and those that depend on fire to flower are appropriately known as fire lilies.
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