Liberty amaryllis
Hippeastrum 'Liberty'
AM-BC 1984
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size21 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Liberty' amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Liberty') is a bulb for borders, containers, cut flowers, 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 rarely make it their first choice. It grows about 21 inches tall and bears red blooms. Flowers open in early to late spring and again in early to late winter.
Pairs well with Society garlic, Mondo grass, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.