amaryllis

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All white amaryllis, the original bulbs as well as any bulblets developing from the original bulb, would forever remain white.

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  1. noun Any of several chiefly tropical American bulbous plants of the genus Hippeastrum grown as ornamentals for their large, showy, funnel-shaped, variously colored flowers that are grouped in umbels.
  2. noun See belladonna lily.
  3. noun Any of several similar or related plants.
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  • By GBBD I will have a new crop of narcissus, some amaryllis, and real progress with the hyacinths. —  Gardening While Intoxicated
  • We've talked before about propagating amaryllis from the side shoots or daughter bulbs that are formed on the main bulb. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • The amaryllis plant finally put up a blossom again —  Dakota Today
  • The amaryllis I bought over the holidays is blooming now in all its splendor. —  Three Plus Two
  • After being left in a pot on a kitchen counter for months in a minimal amount of dirt -- and then unwatered when it started to green up -- our amaryllis from last year has recovered and is now sending up its own green leaves. —  Three Plus Two
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  1. New Latin Amaryllis, genus name, from Latin, name of a shepherdess, from Greek Amarullis.
 

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