The Amaryllis Family
Amaryllidaceae
Fun Fact: Waxed, pre-potted amaryllis bulbs can bloom indoors without any water or soil.
Plants in the Amaryllis Family share these traits:
Flowers
-Produced on scapes
–6 tepals produced in 2 whorls
–6 stamens
Leaves
-Pungent or not
–Linear parallel veining
Bulbs reform annually from the base of the old bulb (most are perennials)
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Amaryllis Family Portrait by Wendy Hollender (Buy it here)
Plants depicted in this Plant Family Portrait:
- Allium cepa – Red Onion
- Allium sativum – Garlic
- Clivia Miniata – Natal Lily
- Crinum pedunculatum – Swamp Lily
- Hippeastrum species – Amaryllis Apple Blossom
- Hippeastrum striatum – Striped Barbados Lily
- Hymenocallis littoralis – Beach Spider Lily
- Narcissus – Daffodil
- Narcissus papyraceus – Paper White
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