belladonna lily
Amaryllis belladonna
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones7 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna) is a bulb for borders, containers, specimen plantings, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Leafless reddish purple stems rise in late summer and fall, topped with fragrant, glowing pink, trumpet-shaped flowers. The leaves appear in fall, winter, or early spring and go dormant by summer.
Pairs well with Creeping thyme, California poppy, and Mondo grass.
Native range
Africa.