Butterfly Amaryllis (Hippeastrum papilio) in the Amaryllis Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height:	18 to 24 inches (45-60 cm)
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Multi-Color: Greenish white, dark maroon stripes
Bloom Size:	5"-6"
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring
Underground structures:	Bulb
Suitable Locations:	Houseplant
Uses:	Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Division Offsets Bulbs
Containers:	Suitable in 1 gallon Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	Epiphytic

Common names

Butterfly Amaryllis
Amaryllis

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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2019-12-19
Just in time for the holidays

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2016

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Location: Mt. Sterling Ky
Date: 2018-12-27

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Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2020-04-03

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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2/1/17

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Uploaded by DogsNDaylilies

Location: My garden
Date: Spring
The original plant was given to me as a gift from another Master

Uploaded by Kevalsha

Location: Orlando, Central Florida, zone 9b
Date: 2012-02-23
Hippeastrum papilio

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Location: in my greenhouse in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2020-04-26

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0113
So cheery on a snowy day.

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Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2021-03-30

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0115
Multiple blooms.

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Location: Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01

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Uploaded by sgardener

Location: ocean springs, MS
Date: December
beautiful butterfly

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2012
shot taken with flash in the evening.

Uploaded by Dutchlady1

Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: January 27, 2008

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Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b.
Date: February 18, 2009
A well-grown mature bulb can produce three flowers.

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0113
Not huge but still lovely.

Uploaded by pirl

$Location: North Carolina, USA. USDA zone 7b. Date: October 10, 2007 Motherbulb with secondary and tertiary offsets in a 10\" pot.$

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0115
Tall!

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0116

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Location: Kitchen window
Date: 2011-0121

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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2017-02-02

Uploaded by cwhitt

Location: Indoor unheated porch.
Date: 2013-0428
Does not need full sun to bloom, only to get it in bud.

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-19
3 year old seedlings

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Location: Guest room window. Northwest exposure.
Date: 2014-03-05

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Location: Guest room window. Northwest exposure.
Date: 2014-0123

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Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 3 year old seedlings.

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Uploaded by DogsNDaylilies

Comments:

Posted by DogsNDaylilies (SE Michigan - Zone 6a) on Feb 1, 2016 6:22 PM concerning plant:

Papilio is a FAST bloomer...I received mine as an unpotted bulb and I potted it the last week of December. By the last week of January, it was blooming!

Edited to add: Careful where you place this, it can produce a decent amount of very sticky nectar.

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sejod	On October 25, 2018	Obtained plant

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Three Flowers by sgardener	Feb 29, 2012 4:55 PM	1
Absolutely fabulous by Dutchlady1	Jan 18, 2015 8:30 PM	2
Amaryllis Papilio by Kevalsha	Jan 17, 2020 7:03 AM	0

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