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Mexican Lily

Hippeastrum reginae

Mexican Lily
Photo: P.J. Redouté, Public domain

Hippeastrum reginae, the Mexican lily, is a bulbous perennial from South America that produces large red-orange trumpet flowers. It grows well in bright light with a rest period after flowering, and its bulbs should be kept above freezing.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Water freely while growing and flowering, then reduce water during the dormant rest period.
Soil
Well-drained potting mix or garden loam with good drainage.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially the bulb, contain alkaloids such as lycorine that can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Peru to Bolivia and C. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Hippeastrum reginae, the mexican lily, is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.

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 reginae 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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