Hypeastrum Hybrid

Family amaryllis. Family of hippeastrum. Natural climatic conditions: the tropics of America. Bulbous perennial, more than half submerged in the ground, with round, slightly elongated bulbs, leaves linear( belt-like), up to half a meter long, peduncles as high as 60 cm hollow, as opposed to dense in amaryllis. The inflorescence is an umbrella, in which there are about 6 flowers, up to 20 cm in diameter each. There are many varieties that differ in color and flowering from each other.

Very often, gippeastrum in everyday life is mistakenly called amaryllis.

Conditional abbreviations: RC - early warning( January - February);SC - mean flowering period( to March);PC - late flowering period( to April).Varieties: "Athos" - cherry-red flowers, PC;"Belin-da" - the flowers are red, darker in the middle, up to 19 cm in diameter, SC;"Bouquet" - flowers are salmon-pink, up to 18 cm in diameter;"Beyotyful lady" - flowers are orange-vato-red, up to 17 cm in diameter, RC;"Dutch Bells" - flowers are light raspberry, up to 21 cm in diameter, RC;"Emperor" - cherry-red flowers, up to 20 cm in diameter, SC;"Queen of Sheba" - flowers malinovato-red, up to 18 cm in diameter, PC;"Maria Goretti" - white flowers with a salad shade in the center, up to 20 cm in diameter, SC;"Orange Sun" - flowers are dark red, up to 18 cm in diameter, SC;"President Kennedy" - flowers are orange with a salmon shade, in the center are dark orange, up to 19 cm in diameter, SC;"Rodeo" - the flowers are dark red with a darker center, up to 20 cm in diameter, SC;"Self Scarlet" - the flowers are bright red with yellowish stripes along the edges of the petals, up to 16 cm in diameter, SC;"Straight" - cream flowers with longitudinal brick-red stripes in the center, up to 18 cm in diameter, SC;"Tangiers" - the flowers are orange, darker in the center, up to 17 cm in diameter, RC;Telstar - light-crimson flowers with a darker center, up to 19 cm in diameter, SC;"White Hryhemas" - the flowers are white, in the center are greenish, fragrant, IC;"Fantastic" - the flowers are orange, in the center are green, up to 20 cm in diameter, RC;"Ecstasy" - flowers are pinkish-crimson, up to 18 cm in diameter, SC;"El Toreador" - flowers red, PC;"Apple Blossom" - flowers are soft pink with red strokes in the center, up to 20 cm in diameter, RC and others. Moisture requirement: prefers medium watering. Temperature regime: normally feels at room temperature, during rest it is better to rearrange it to a cool place( about 7 - 9 ° C).

Light mode: during the active vegetation period it behaves like a light-loving plant.

The requirement for soil: not particularly fond of - the standard land mixture is suitable. Fertilizers prefer organic( fertilizing solutions).

Reproduction: by seeds, by children. Daughter bulbs are formed regularly.

Features: you must strictly observe the rest period: move to a darker place, stop feeding and reduce watering. Its violation is a frequent reason for the absence of flowers.