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The end of A-Z Archive photos beginning of Story Challenge Using the alphabet. The first letter in the alphabet is
A
for
AMARYLLIS
Amaryllis (pronounced /ˌæməˈrɪlɨs/[1]) is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape. For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name “amaryllis” is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors. Plants of the genusAmaryllis belladonna are known as belladonna lily, naked lady, amarillo or, in South Africa, March lily.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllis
Here is a photo taken in 2007 of a Amaryllis or the South African Belladonna Lily.
They are so beautiful it takes your breath away.
They grew in my next door neighbors garden.
They start out with only the flowers.
We also have the well-known Amaryllis Lilly that you can put indoors in a pot.
In South Africa they grow and bloom outside.
They need protection against frost but that is all.
Here are some flowers in my sisters garden in Naboomspruit SA.
Not photo challenge but Story Challenge
Enjoy!
thanks for your “Amaryllis” or “South African Belladonna Lily” …
You’re welcome. It is a starting point!
Mooi blomme
Dankie, hoop hul het saam getrek Pta toe
They are lovely. I have some belladona lilies in my garden and the hippeastrum do well here, too. Unfortunately I don’t have any of those.
Thank you. They die down each winter and in spring they give these beautiful big flowers.
Mine should be flowering soon. They flower in July/Aug – the summer months.
Yes they will. My sister moved to Pretoria last December, I hope she took these bulbs or pots with her.
Beautiful shots!
Thank you those flowers are so beautiful you can’t stop looking at them
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I saw many Belladonna lilies at the San Diego Zoo yesterday. I had never seen them before. Very beautiful.
Good on you, now you will look out for them and will know which lilly it is!