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Amaryllis Papillio (butterfly) | 
| Brand: Easy to Grow Bulbs
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $14.95
as of 11/21/2009 08:07 CST details
Seller: Easy to Grow Bulbs
Rating:  2 reviews
Color: burgundy and cream
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | One of the most beautiful and exotic of the amaryllis | | • | Expect 4 to 6 flowers per stem and multiple stems, 18-24" tall | | • | Excellent for indoor flowers, easy care | | • | Large 24-28+ cm bulbs for more blooms; this variety doesn't produce giant bulbs | | • | Flowers in 10-12 weeks indoors; ideal for brightening the dull days of winter |
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Product Description
Papilio, French for "butterfly", produces flowers that actually appear capable of fluttering away. The most famous of the exotic amaryllis, Papilio makes an amazing houseplant, growing larger as the seasons pass with the addition of smaller side bulbs. Snowy petals with maroon brushings and stripes, tinged with lime green. Flowers are 6" across and numerous. Truly a winged wonder.
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| Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Amaryllis April 28, 2009
Cynthia L. Withee (Oregon)
This turned out to be the correct plant and I enjoyed the flowers very much.
This amaryllis is gorgeous June 22, 2007
Pixlwiz Graphics (Des Moines, IA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hippeastrum papilio, the 'butterfly amaryllis' is not the easiest bulb to grow, but it will be well worth the effort. My experience has been that these bulbs are not likely to bloom for 1 or two years, but when they do it is worth the wait. Both of my bulbs did not bloom until the bulb had produced two offsets-I repotted then, and there are currently 8 offsets around the 'mother' bulb, and at least two of them bloom every year. They seem to prefer being slightly potbound. Plant with 2/3 of bulb above ground and do not overwater-water sparingly for 2-3 months, stressing them slightly(they do not require a full 'dormant' period as most hybrids do), and then water reqularly but do not let stay soggy. Bright indirect light, or shade outside, is best, direct unfiltered sun will sunburn the leaves. Not winter hardy-bring in well before frost. You should be able to get them to bloom every year-mine have bloomed every year for 12 years.
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