4 bulbs - Hardy Amaryllis, Hippeastrum x johnsonii, St. Joseph's Lily, TX Grown

Description: Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily, Hippeastrum x johnsonii, 4 bulbs. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Box. These bulbs are dug up from my garden. I have an over abundance due to these plants needing to be divided every year.Bulbs will be approximately the size of a golf ball to baseball (sometimes larger). See photo of dug up bulbs to get an idea of size. These are not the exact bulbs included with this purchase but are a good representation of what you can expect. 4 bulbs will be included with this purchase (I'll usually throw in an extra or two small bulbs). Extremely hardy to poor soil, drought, heat, and frost. Winter hardiness 0 - 10f. Zone 7 - 10.Plant in full sun or partial shade. Typically make 4 blooms per plant and bloom in the spring. Flowers are approximately the size of a softball, see photos of blooms. I ship USPS priority which can be a little pricey but it will typically arrive in 1-3 days. Bulbs are not dug up until order is placed. If you would like more than 4 bulbs, message me and we can work something out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hippeastrum x johnsonii (St. Joseph's Lily) - This semi-evergreen bulb multiplies rapidly to form masses of broad green strap-shaped leaves to 30 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide that can take on coppery tones when grown in full sun. In early April and May bulbs produce up to 4 stems that bear 4 to 6 flowers apiece. These flowers, with a spicy fragrance, have 4-6 gracefully recurved scarlet-red tepals, each with a central white stripe, producing a star like pattern in the center of the flower. Plant this bulb in full to part sun and irrigate during dry summer months to maintain foliage or allow it to go dormant. This plant can thrive in heavy clays soils but it does best in colder climates if the soil drains well. This is the hardiest of the Amaryllis and can be grown in USDA Zone 7-10, which can experience winter temperatures to 0°F. In these climates this bulb is winter deciduous but in warmer locations it is nearly evergreen. Hippeastrum x johnsonii grows well in containers but is shy to flower unless planted in the ground. It is noted by some as resistant to deer browsing. Hippeastrum x johnsonii (formerly Amaryllis johnsonii) is commonly referred to as Hardy Amaryllis, Johnson's Amaryllis or the St. Joseph's Lily. The name St. Joseph's Lily seems the most popular name although St. Joseph's day is March 19th, nearly 1 month before this plant blooms for us. Thought to be the first hybrid amaryllis ever produced, it was the result of a cross, perhaps unintentional between Hippeastrum reginae and Hippeastrum vittata performed between 1799 and 1810 by Arthur Johnson, a watch maker from Prescot in Lancashire County, England. Mr. Arthur fortunately shared his plants with the Liverpool Botanic Garden prior to his greenhouse, and its contents, being accidentally destroyed. Hippeastrum x johnsonii made its way into cultivation in the United States by the mid 1800s and was in Santa Barbara when Dr. Francesco Franceschi performed his 1895 survey of plants being grown in Santa Barbara. While this plant is rarely offered in nurseries it can be found in older gardens and cemeteries, particularly in southern California, the southeast and in Texas."

Price: 24.5 USD

Location: Orange, Texas

End Time: 2024-09-21T12:52:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 18.4 USD