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Hippeastrum miniatum

Hippeastrum miniatum
Photo: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.), Public domain

Hippeastrum miniatum is a bulbous perennial from the high Andes of Peru, grown for its bright orange-red trumpet flowers, usually up to six per stem. It is grown like an amaryllis: plant the bulb with its neck exposed and let it rest between flowering periods.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while leaves are growing, then reduce sharply during dormancy.
Soil
Well-drained potting mix, such as loam with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °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
Peru
Climate
subtropical

About

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

Where it grows

H. miniatum grows in river gorges in the high Peruvian Andes.

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 iguazuanum · Hippeastrum leopoldii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippeastrum miniatum 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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