Amaryllis Flower Habitat. 01092019 A few like damp soil and others occur in dry earth with most species preferring areas with regular rainfall but good soil drainage. Amaryllis belladonna is found in South Africa where the plants are found growing among rocks.
In a created landscape Amaryllis can be used mixed in between blue Agapanthus as a good combination as the evergreen leaves of the Agapanthus provide skirts for the naked ladies. Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species and 600 hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean. Hippeastrum hybrids are widely used as indoor flowering bulbs.
01092019 A few like damp soil and others occur in dry earth with most species preferring areas with regular rainfall but good soil drainage.
Amaryllis reproduce by growing daughter. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 to 11. Therefore the best place to plant them would be in a rock garden. Imports more than 10 million amaryllis bulbs every year mainly from Holland and South Africa.