'MANDELA' Amaryllis (Hippeastrum x 'mandela')

You will be hard pressed to find a deeper red and Hippeastrum 'MANDELA'. Each wide petal is a lustrous mahogany-red that deepens toward her throat making it appear nearly black! Hardier than old-world amaryllis, 'MANDELA' can be grown outdoors to USDA growing zone 7 and reliably produce blossoms in summer year after year!

Grown in the Inca Valley of Peru, this selection has a shortened period needed to send up its flower stalks making blooming during the Winter Holidays a real option. Once planted and watered, Peruvian amaryllis take only 4-6 weeks to bud out and bloom! Typical Dutch amaryllis grown in the Northern Hemisphere usually require anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks to grow out from the bulb to bloom. The overall size of a Peruvian amaryllis bulb is slightly smaller than Dutch-grown bulbs, but the you get the same number of flowers in all the same gorgeous colors and forms!

Zones 7-11.

Once potted, maintain temps in the 70's and provide bright light throughout the day. An east or south-facing room interior is generally suitable. Low light will encourage elongated stems and leaves which may require staking.