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Hippeastrum iguazuanum

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is a rare, deciduous bulbous perennial from subtropical South America, grown mainly for its yellow to green flowers with red veins that appear in early spring. It is best treated as a potted plant or grown in frost-free gardens, and it is propagated from offsets.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water moderately while in leaf and growing, then keep nearly dry during the deciduous dormant period.
Soil
Free-draining potting mix, such as a loam-based mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °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).
Native range
S. Brazil to Argentina (Misiones)
Climate
subtropical

About

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is found from southern Brazil (Parana) to Argentina (Misiones), although it has been reported in other Brazilian states.

How to grow it

Hippeastrum iguazuanum is easily grown as a potted plant, or in gardens in Hardiness Zones of 10 or above (Mediterranean climate). It can be propagated from offset bulbils on the mother bulb.

Where it grows

Hippeastrum iguazuanum prefers cliff faces with dense vegetation.

Other Hippeastrum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippeastrum iguazuanum 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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