| Description | Barbados Lilly (Hippeastrum puniceum) A species Amaryllis grown as an outdoor garden plant in cold climates and a perennial garden plant in zone #9 or warmer. |
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| Pronunciation | (hip-ee-ASS-trum) (pun-IK-ee-um) |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
| Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained |
| Growing Media | average patio |
| Flowers | 2-4 per scape, orange with pale base, yellow throat |
| Fruit | globose capsule, paper-thin wafer-like black seeds |
| Leaves | 4-6, grass-like, green |
| Stems | bulb |
| Dimensions | 16-18 inches |
| Maintenance | needs a dry dormancy |
| Propagation | seeds, bulbs |
| Native Site | S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas., has escaped and naturalized |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Barbados lily, Easter lily, cacao lily, cocoa lily, and amaryllis lily SYN: Amaryllis barbata, Amaryllis barreirasa, Hippeastrum barbatum, Hippeastrum barreirasum, Hippeastrum ignescens |
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