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Hippeastrum evansiae

Hippeastrum evansiae
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0

Hippeastrum evansiae is a small bulbous perennial from Bolivia, one of the smallest species in the amaryllis genus. It grows best with a warm, dry winter rest, similar to other amaryllis.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the growing season is active, then keep nearly dry during the winter rest period.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
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).

About

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

Other Hippeastrum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippeastrum evansiae 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.

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

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