Tuesday 19 November 2013

HIPPEASTRUM

Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers. For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, which are widely used as indoor flowering bulbs. The generic name Amaryllis applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors.

This post is part of the Nature Footsteps Floral Macros meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.

3 comments:

  1. Lovely! One of my favorite Christmas flowers.

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  2. Very nicely composed and captured image. Happy Ruby Tuesday.

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  3. Happy Ruby Tuesday2! I hope to grow one this year. Beautiful color!

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