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Features
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Hardiness Zone
10-11
- Bloom Time
8-10 weeks from planting
- Height
35 - 45 cm
- Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Size
26/28 cm
- Plant In
Fall
- Container Gardening
Aphrodite Amaryllis
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1 26/28 cm
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Description
Bears up to 18 extra-large double blooms.
Here's an amaryllis with plenty of flower power! Named for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite will instill a sense of amore wherever it is displayed. Extra-large, double blooms of white are delicately brushed in blush pink--a lovely presentation for a wintry display. Typically produces 2-3 stems with 5-6 blooms per stem. Bulb arrives bare, no waxing or container, and ready to be planted indoors. Flowers withing 8-10 weeks of planting. Ships as a 26-28 cm bulb.
Amaryllis begin shipping October 11th, 2021.
Here's an amaryllis with plenty of flower power! Named for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite will instill a sense of amore wherever it is displayed. Extra-large, double blooms of white are delicately brushed in blush pink--a lovely presentation for a wintry display. Typically produces 2-3 stems with 5-6 blooms per stem. Bulb arrives bare, no waxing or container, and ready to be planted indoors. Flowers withing 8-10 weeks of planting. Ships as a 26-28 cm bulb.
Amaryllis begin shipping October 11th, 2021.
- Botanical NameHippeastrum 'Aphrodite'
- Ships As26/28 cm
- FormBulb
- Hardiness Zone10-11
- Flowering Time8-10 weeks from planting
- Flower ColorWhite brushed with blush pink
- Flower FormDouble, large blooms
- Foliage TypeWide strap-like fleshy leaves begins its growth during and after flowering.
- Height/Habit35 - 45 cm
- Planting InstructionsPlant with 1/3 of the bulb above the soil line.
- Light RequirementsFull Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering RequirementsWater sparingly until the bulb develops leaves or flowers, then water more when necessary.
- Fertilization RequirementsOnce per year
- PruningRemove spent flower stalk after blooming. Allow foliage to dry out before removing to allow energy to be stored in the bulb for next year's bloom.
- Winter CareReduce amount of water given around early August, allow bulbs to ripen and go into a dormant state for 6-8 weeks. Bring out of cool dark storage after 6-8 weeks to begin growth.
Important Shipping Notes:
Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of Canada.
We take advance reservations, and then just as soon as the crops are harvested, our staff of Dutch Bulb Experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
Fall Shipping Schedule
Amaryllis| Zones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
|---|---|---|
| All Zones | 10/14/24 - 12/20/24 | 12/16/2024 |
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Features
-
Hardiness Zone
10-11
- Bloom Time
8-10 weeks from planting
- Height
35 - 45 cm
- Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Size
26/28 cm
- Plant In
Fall
- Container Gardening
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