Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Amaryllis belladonna
Amaryllis belladonna L.
Familia
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Azucena, Azucena rosa
Amaryllis belladonna, commonly known as the true amaryllis, Saint Paula’s lily or ‘naked lady’, is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Cape region of South Africa. It is famous for its striking growth cycle: it produces erect, bare flower stalks in late summer or early autumn, long before its leaves emerge.
It produces highly fragrant, trumpet-shaped inflorescences, ranging in colour from pale pink to magenta, clustered at the tip of a purplish stem.
The bright green leaves appear only in winter, after the flowers have wilted, and remain active until spring, when the plant enters dormancy.
All parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested, especially the bulb, due to the presence of alkaloids such as lycorine, which affect both humans and pets.
It requires full sun or very light shade to flower profusely.
It needs a well-drained growing medium; excess moisture causes the bulb to rot easily.
Water moderately during the leaf-growing season (autumn–winter) and not at all in summer, during its strict dormant period.
The bulbs are planted in summer, leaving the bulb neck just flush with or slightly above the soil surface.
La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria
Azucena, Azucena rosa
Amaryllis belladonna, commonly known as the true amaryllis, Saint Paula’s lily or ‘naked lady’, is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Cape region of South Africa. It is famous for its striking growth cycle: it produces erect, bare flower stalks in late summer or early autumn, long before its leaves emerge.
It produces highly fragrant, trumpet-shaped inflorescences, ranging in colour from pale pink to magenta, clustered at the tip of a purplish stem.
The bright green leaves appear only in winter, after the flowers have wilted, and remain active until spring, when the plant enters dormancy.
All parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested, especially the bulb, due to the presence of alkaloids such as lycorine, which affect both humans and pets.
It requires full sun or very light shade to flower profusely.
It needs a well-drained growing medium; excess moisture causes the bulb to rot easily.
Water moderately during the leaf-growing season (autumn–winter) and not at all in summer, during its strict dormant period.
The bulbs are planted in summer, leaving the bulb neck just flush with or slightly above the soil surface.
La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria
