Amaryllis
"Naked Lady" flowers in the Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, California.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Genus: Amaryllis Species: A. belladonna
Binomial name
Amaryllis belladonna L.

Amaryllis is a monotypic (only one species) genus of plant also known as the Belladonna Lily or naked ladies. The single species, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape. It is often confused with the Hippeastrum, a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months for its propensity to bloom indoors. It is also known as the "Jersey Lily", named after the Channel Island, and has in turn given its name to the Jersey born actress Lillie Langtry. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 440 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (531 × 723 pixel, file size: 118 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Naked Lady, Amaryllis belladonna, flowering in northern California, in the Lost Coast state park. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Hemerocallis flower, with three flower parts in each whorl Wheat, an economically important monocot The monocotyledons or Monocots are a group of flowering plants, (angiosperms) dominating great parts of the earth. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Genera Amaryllis Clivia Galanthus Hippeastrum Hymenocallis Leucojum Lycoris Narcissus Nerine Vallota For a complete list, see List of Amaryllidaceae genera The Amaryllidaceae are a family of flowering plants, with over 800 species in about 60 genera. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 13, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... Species About 80, including: Hippeastrum aglaiae Hippeastrum ambiguum Hippeastrum andreanum Hippeastrum argentinum Hippeastrum aulicum Hippeastrum blossfeldiae Hippeastrum blumenavium Hippeastrum bukasovii Hippeastrum breviflorum Hippeastrum calyptratum Hippeastrum candidum Hippeastrum cybister Hippeastrum doraniae Hippeastrum elegans Hippeastrum evansiae Hippeastrum forgetii Hippeastrum gayanum Hippeastrum goianum Hippeastrum lapacense Hippeastrum leopoldii Hippeastrum machupijchense Hippeastrum maracasum Hippeastrum oconequense... Shallot bulbs A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that is used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article refers to Langtry, Lillie. ...

Characteristics

Amaryllis belladonna

The Belladonna Lily is a bulbous plant, with each bulb being 5-10 cm in diameter. It has several strap-shaped, green leaves, 30-50 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, arranged in two rows. The leaves are produced in the autumn or early spring in cold climates and eventually die down by late spring. The bulb is then dormant until late summer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shallot bulbs A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that is used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. ... Look up foliage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In late summer (August in zone 7) each bulb produces one or two naked stems 30-60 cm tall, each of which bear a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped flowers at their tops. Each flower is 6-10 cm diameter with six sepals (three outer sepals, three inner petals, with similar appearance to each other). The usual color is white with crimson veins, but pink or purple also occur naturally. This pattern of flowering at a different time from when foliage appears is the cause of its common name "naked lady". [1] For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... Flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals A sepal is one member or part of the calyx of a flower. ...

The Belladonna Lily was introduced into cultivation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. However, most of the so-called Amaryllis bulbs sold as 'ready to bloom for the holidays' belong to the allied genus Hippeastrum, despite being labeled as 'Amaryllis' by sellers and nurseries. Adding to the name confusion, some bulbs of other species with a similar growth and flowering pattern are also sometimes called "naked ladies", even though those species have their own more widely used and accepted common names, such as the Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera).
Species About 80, including: Hippeastrum aglaiae Hippeastrum ambiguum Hippeastrum andreanum Hippeastrum argentinum Hippeastrum aulicum Hippeastrum blossfeldiae Hippeastrum blumenavium Hippeastrum bukasovii Hippeastrum breviflorum Hippeastrum calyptratum Hippeastrum candidum Hippeastrum cybister Hippeastrum doraniae Hippeastrum elegans Hippeastrum evansiae Hippeastrum forgetii Hippeastrum gayanum Hippeastrum goianum Hippeastrum lapacense Hippeastrum leopoldii Hippeastrum machupijchense Hippeastrum maracasum Hippeastrum oconequense... A nursery is a place where plants are propagated, usually for sale as a business, though some gardeners and farmers keep private nurseries. ... Binomial name (Linn. ...

Etymology

The scientific name Amaryllis is taken from a shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral "Eclogues," from the Greek αμαρυσσω (Latin amarysso) meaning "to sparkle."[2] For other uses, see Virgil (disambiguation). ... The Eclogues is one of three major works by the Latin poet Virgil. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ...

It is used as a given name for females. Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• Amaryllis and Hippeastrum Info Forum Cultivation etc(Ger+Eng)

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