General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 16 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rhodophiala advena
  • Synonym: Hippeastrum advenum

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Date: c. 1939
photo [as Amaryllis advenum] from the 1939 catalog, Oakhurst Gard

Photo courtesy of Telos Rare Bulbs

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