You can see it easily information to the less known genera/species in the Amaryllis family, on behalf of, the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) are the relatives of the amaryllis. Others including Ripple, offer their opinions as well. The widely available from autumn until spring plants but do not include the eponymous genus. Under this name, intersections are offered by hippie types. The family Amaryllidaceae contains other genera, whose Mitglieder suitable for year-round culture in the home or garden. The daffodils (Narcissus), snowdrops (Galanthus), plants of Allium (Allium) and South Africa (Clivia) include you. Here I introduce the lesser known genera, that but still occasionally be found in the trade.
Scadoxus (blood flowers) is most of this onion plants in South Africa only Scadoxus multiflorus to get into the trade. It is a kind of growing in the summer and grow the leaves during the winter. Their little red Flowers are arranged in spherical. S. multiflorus suitable for the sunny to half shady locations and can be cultivated as pot – or indoor plant. It is not Hardy. Hymenocallis (beautiful pellicle) the members of the genus Hymenocallis are known popularly as beautiful cuticles. They come from Central and South America.
Some species are Evergreen, others collect the leaves during the winter. The shape of their flowers brought them also nicknamed spider lilies. Depending on the type, not Hardy plants like a sunny or half-shady site. First (rain Lily) who has not too much available space, for which the only about 20 cm high growing rain lilies are the ideal Amaryllis plant. They owe her that appears most often after copious rainfalls flowers this common name. Rain lilies are white, yellow, pink, red, and even multi-colored flowers. Can one offer a sunny place, then let them easily cultivated on the window sill. Eucharis (Amazon Lily) The members of the genus Eucharis are unfortunately still largely unknown. They differ from many of the other Amaryllis family by their spoon-shaped leaves. Plants originating from South America prefer light to partial shade, without direct midday sun. You can by cultivating it or frostfei winter in the basement. Amaryllis belladonna (Belladonna Lily) this is the “real” amaryllis. It comes in contrast to the Hippeastrum hybrids offered also under this name from South Africa. You are pulling their leaves during the summer. The flower appears in early autumn. The Belladonna lily is not Hardy and is cultivated in the bucket. This also the hippie types (South America) are known as Amaryllis has the following reason: they were once assigned to this genus. Frank Edwards
