Parrot Amaryllis

(Hippeastrum psittacinum)

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Description

Hippeastrum psittacinum (synonyms: Amaryllis psittacina) (Parrot Amaryllis) is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Brazil. Leaves, up to 8, strap like, length 45 cm. height 60 cm. Flowers, four trumpet shaped. Tubes short, green-white with spreading lobes, crimson stripes, and wavy crimson margins.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Genus:Hippeastrum
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