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Amaryllis belladonna

 
Common name belladonna lily; naked ladies
Family amaryllidaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z7-10)
Flowers pink (late summer)
Size 18"
Light sun-part shade
Cultural notes well drained soil

Heat-loving bulb native to South Africa that puts out its fragrant pink flowers in late summer. Leaves come up in spring, but go dormant in summer. Bulbs should be planted with their top at the soil line.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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