Amaryllis (pronounced: am - uh - RIL' - is ) is a plant that can be propagated via bulb or seed. According to GardeningKnowHow.com: "While you can propagate amaryllis by seed, it will take them at least three to five years to mature, or flower." (Propagation by separating bulbs is faster.) Also, the Amaryllis family are not particularly frost-tolerant plants. So the long growing-time from seeds coupled with periodic freezing temps in the winter might have led to this plant being there long before it bloomed and presented itself in all its glory.
Only the plants in the Amaryllis genus (which are native to South Africa) are true Amaryllis and need to be outdoors to thrive. The plants in the genus Hippeastrum (which are native to South America) are able to thrive outdoors or indoors, if conditions are right, and are often potted and sold as "Amaryllis" and given as gifts. That makes the Hippeastrum plants the ones more commonly called an "Amaryllis" by the non-scientific populace.
To make matters more complicated, both genera have many cultivars, produced by crossing various plants with each other to produce desired colors, levels of hardiness, and so forth. The Hippeastrum genus has probably been cultivated more extensively in this way. So, although I am not entirely sure which genus my plant is, I suspect it is Hippeastrum, perhaps the variety known as "Red Lion" 🦁
And whatever it is, I shall enjoy these magnificent flowers while they are blooming!
😊SOURCES
1 GardeningKnowHow.com: Amaryllis Propagation
2 Wikipedia: Amaryllidaceae
2 Wikipedia: Amaryllis
3 Wikipedia: Hippeastrum
29-May-2019
Amaryllis is such a pretty flower. both in the morning and evening pypt show I just googled to see more of them. I have to say I never saw this IRL.
The flower is splendid, but the angles you took takes the flower to the next level to be appreciated!
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Beautiful!! Putting together some pics of the Botanical Gardens close to us so jeep an eye out. ❤️
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Beautiful! I have an Amaryllis too @thekittygirl, she's 11 and a beauty as well. 😉
Oh, how cool...! 😃 💛
I think it has different colours too...I have seen white a common over here
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This flower is really beautiful , it is hard to find it here in Africa .
what a great surprise!!!! and PINK too!! :D
on a side note: if your sims game shows up in your library you should own it!!!
Like a pink tiger lilly or something😋
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@thekittygirl wow those petals look great, the pink is quite bright. I bet the other colored ones look amazing too. Thanks for sharing your knowledge about it. Heard this one #pypt
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I saw red /orange Amaryllis, when I was in Bangladesh this flower plant was part of my garden.. They are so beautiful when they bloom and gorgeous...I also saw yellow one... Thank you for presenting this post on #pypt ... Thanks for explaining so briefly ... Well, they bloom after winter I guess but In Bangladesh they bloom in summer...
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She looks very beutiful:)
I always get the bulbs from our neighbour in the fields in pretty pink love it
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Amaryllis are so rewarding to have in the garden, what a delightful surprise to see the pink bloom suddenly pop up in your yard.
Here in South Africa we have pink, white and red blooms always happy in the garden.
How beautiful and to have it just appear in your garden - lucky you!
I often buy the potted Amaryllis that show up in stores here around Christmas. It's my gift to myself! I love them!
thats a really pretty flower
Nice clicks! @thekittygirl
And explanations too.
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Hi! That flower looks like Hibiscus rosa-sinensis aka Rosemallows (Here we called Cayena)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus
Great post.
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What a sweet surprise @thekittygirl :) We had one for years before it decided to grace us with flowers. Definitely worth the wait! Beautiful!
They are beautiful!, Like the trumpets facing each side!! Hahaha
Such a beautiful flower the Amaryllis is! I’ve ever seen it here in Brasil.
I didn’t know that it was native to South Africa.
Lovely color 😘