Indoor plants
Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum
Family: Amaryllidaceae. Native to tropical America. About 75 species occur in nature. Currently there are a large number of cultivars differing in the shape and color of the flowers; they are all grouped under the garden species Hippeastrum hortorum
Hippeastrum hortorum - has a large bulb up to 20 cm in diameter, which is buried in the soil only halfway. Leaves are strap-shaped, arranged in a basal rosette, about 50 cm long. Flowers are borne 2-4 together in an umbel-like inflorescence on a long (up to 1 m) scape.
Perianths are broad, up to 20 cm in diameter, bell-shaped, in a wide variety of shades: white, pink, red, burgundy, yellow, and variegated. It has large stamens with bright yellow anthers. Flowers in February - early March.
Temperature: During the growing period optimal is 17-23°C. During dormancy bulbs are stored at 10°C.
Light: Bright, diffused light. Shade from direct sunlight. After flowering, full sun exposure is necessary for the development and maturation of the bulbs.
Watering: Abundant during flowering — the soil should remain moist at all times. During dormancy keep the bulbs dry.
Dormancy period: Cut the scape only when it has completely withered. Gradually reduce watering, then stop watering altogether. The dormancy period should last 6-8 weeks starting in February. Then the bulb can be removed from the pot, the "offsets" separated and the mother plant repotted.
Perianths are broad, up to 20 cm in diameter, bell-shaped, in a wide variety of shades: white, pink, red, burgundy, yellow, and variegated. It has large stamens with bright yellow anthers. Flowers in February - early March.
Temperature: During the growing period optimal is 17-23°C. During dormancy bulbs are stored at 10°C.
Light: Bright, diffused light. Shade from direct sunlight. After flowering, full sun exposure is necessary for the development and maturation of the bulbs.
Watering: Abundant during flowering — the soil should remain moist at all times. During dormancy keep the bulbs dry.
Dormancy period: Cut the scape only when it has completely withered. Gradually reduce watering, then stop watering altogether. The dormancy period should last 6-8 weeks starting in February. Then the bulb can be removed from the pot, the "offsets" separated and the mother plant repotted.
based on materials from the website www.iplants.ru