About Hippeastrum vittatum
Hippeastrum vittatum, the superb amaryllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to western Bolivia, southern Brazil, and Misiones Province, Argentina, and it has been introduced to a number of other locales around the world. A bulbous geophyte, it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics. With Hippeastrum reginae it is a parent of Hippeastrum × johnsonii, an ornamental that gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2012.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hippeastrum vittatum
- Genus
- Hippeastrum
- Family
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Hippeastrum vittatum belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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