"The difference is that amaryllis bloom late spring — unless they're forced, and crinum lilies have a longer blooming season and will bloom late spring, summer and early fall," he said.

The Amaryllis is a small genus of flowering bulbs in the Amaryllidaceae family. During the 18th century, both South African and South American Amaryllis plant bulbs were labeled as lilies and were ...

The amaryllis family is a large group of herbaceous species, many of them producing large bulbs, plenty of basal slender or strap-shaped leaves, and most with a tropical distribution, but a good ...

So many other amaryllis flowers can, with their flat faces borne on stumpy stalks, appear out-of-scale with their foliage: not St. Joseph lilies.

Plant Doctor: Plenty of large green leaves but no flowers on my Amazon lilies Florida gardening advice to care for Amazon lilies, amaryllis plants, fig trees, St. Augustine, crotons, viburnum ...

A: Divide your lilies when the plants become overcrowded or the flowers diminish in size. The ideal time to divide is in the fall when the foliage has yellowed. A: Cut off the amaryllis flower ...

How to get your amaryllis bulbs to bloom after the holidays Plus: Master Gardener Laura Simpson offers tips on keeping your Christmas cactus thriving all year long.

Easter has lilies. Thanksgiving has gourds. Christmas has poinsettias. And Valentine’s Day should have amaryllis. For the uninitiated, amaryllises are big bulbs that can produce among the ...

amaryllis.jpgYou're probably already familiar with many examples. The date of Easter, for instance, varies from year to year, yet growers are always able to produce blooming Easter lilies at ...

Within this family of about 1,100 species are familiar ornamentals such as Lily of the Nile, society garlic, crinums, blood lilies and the plants gardeners call amaryllis, which are actually ...

The big, beautiful blooms of amaryllis are a wintertime tradition and persuading them to flower couldn't be easier.