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Hippeastrum correiense

Hippeastrum correiense is a bulbous perennial from southeastern Brazil, related to amaryllis. Grow it from a bulb in a sunny spot with a dry rest period after flowering.

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as: Bulb, Perennial
Light: Full sun, Bright indirect
Water: Water freely while in growth, then keep nearly dry during the winter or dormant rest.
Soil: Free-draining potting mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Easy
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially the bulb, contain alkaloids such as lycorine that cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: SE. Brazil
Climate: seasonally dry tropical

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Hippeastrum correiense is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Brazil.

Other Hippeastrum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippeastrum correiense 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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