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Hippeastrum angustifolium

Hippeastrum angustifolium is a bulbous perennial amaryllis species from subtropical South America, growing up to about 60 cm tall. It grows from a bulb and needs a dormant or drier period to flower reliably.

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as: Bulb, Perennial
Light: Bright indirect, Full sun
Water: Water moderately during active growth, let the top of the soil dry between waterings, and reduce water during dormancy.
Soil: Well-drained potting mix or loose garden soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Easy
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially the bulb, contain alkaloids such as lycorine that can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: SE. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Climate: subtropical

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Hippeastrum angustifolium is a bulbous perennial in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to an area from SE Brazil to Paraguay and NE Argentina. It can grow to 60 cm tall.

Other Hippeastrum plants

Hippeastrum arboricola · Lily Of The Palace · Hippeastrum aviflorum · Hippeastrum calyptratum · Hippeastrum canterai · Hippeastrum correiense · Hippeastrum cybister · Hippeastrum evansiae · Hippeastrum ferreyrae · Hippeastrum iguazuanum · Hippeastrum leopoldii · Hippeastrum miniatum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippeastrum angustifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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