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Gardening | Plant ID
the amaryllis family
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous flowering plants. The family takes its name from the genus Amaryllis and is commonly known as the amaryllis family. The leaves are usually linear, and the flowers are usually bisexual and symmetrical, arranged in umbelson the stem. The petals and sepals are undifferentiated as tepals, which may be fused at the base into a floral tube. Some also display a corona. Allyl sulfide compounds produce the characteristic odor of the onion.
The family, which includes 3 sub-families: the Agapanthoideae(agapanthus), Allioideae (onions and chives) and Amaryllidoideae (amaryllis, daffodils, snowdrops).
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous flowering plants. The family takes its name from the genus Amaryllis and is commonly known as the amaryllis family. The leaves are usually linear, and the flowers are usually bisexual and symmetrical, arranged in umbelson the stem. The petals and sepals are undifferentiated as tepals, which may be fused at the base into a floral tube. Some also display a corona. Allyl sulfide compounds produce the characteristic odor of the onion.
The family, which includes 3 sub-families: the Agapanthoideae(agapanthus), Allioideae (onions and chives) and Amaryllidoideae (amaryllis, daffodils, snowdrops).
AMARYLLIDOIDEAE_____________Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Crinum, Lycoris, daffodils, snowdrops
Amaryllis
The genus, Amaryllis includes amaryllis and hippeastrum.
Spring Flowering Hardy Amaryllis
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| HARDY AMARYLLIS, JOSEPH'S LILY HIPPEASTRUM JOHNSONII READ MORE |
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Amaryllis 'apple blossom'
Lycoris
The Lycoris genus is also known as hurricane lilies or cluster amaryllis, or spider lily.
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Amaryllis 'apple blossom'
Lycoris
Fall Flowering Spider Lily
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| red spider lily lycoris radiata READ MORE |
Crinum
This is a variety originally from South Africa. The Sangria hybrid is sought for it's 2' maroon, strap shaped leaves and pink spring flower.
This hybrid is also a Crinum bulbispermum but it is Crinum x powellii 'Roseum'.
American Crinum, Fall Flowering
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| american cRINUM LILY CRINUM AMERICANUM read more |
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Allium (reclassified to Liliaceae
Onions Garlic Leeks
Leucojum
Leucojum is a small genus of bulbous plants native to Eurasia belonging to the Amaryllis family, known as snowflakes..
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Order | Asparagales
REFERENCES
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=Redoute+amaryllis#
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