Couleur Cardinal amaryllis
Hippeastrum 'Couleur Cardinal'
G.V. Haarlem 1941
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size23 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Couleur Cardinal' amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Couleur Cardinal') is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, containers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Red flowers open in winter and spring on a plant about 23 inches tall.
Pairs well with Society garlic, Mondo grass, Snapdragon, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.