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Lily Of The Palace

Hippeastrum aulicum

Lily Of The Palace
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical n, Public domain

Lily of the Palace is a bulbous epiphyte from Brazil and Paraguay that grows on rocks and trees, producing large scarlet flowers with a green throat, usually four to a stem in late summer and autumn. Its key to success is a bright spot with a dry rest period after flowering.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while growing and flowering, then keep nearly dry for a few weeks after leaves yellow.
Soil
Well-draining orchid or epiphyte mix, or a bulb mix with bark added.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Bulbs and other parts contain alkaloids that can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Brazil to Paraguay
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hippeastrum aulicum, the Lily of the Palace, is a bulbous perennial, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions from Brazil to Paraguay, in South America.

How to grow it

Hippeastrum aulicum is cultivated by specialty flower bulb nurseries as an ornamental plant.

Other Hippeastrum plants

Hippeastrum angustifolium · Hippeastrum arboricola · 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 aulicum 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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