Amaryllis 'Benfica'
- Perfect for Pots
This is the loveliest dark red, in a different class to the standard high street scarlet
These top-size, glamorous and unusual Amaryllis are easy to grow and look magnificent. They keep flowering indoors for more than a month and come back stronger year after year, making an excellent, long-lasting present.
This can be gift wrapped in our exclusive hessian sack, with ribbon and a Sarah Raven gift card. You will be able to add this to your basket once you begin the checkout process. To add a gift message to your order, simply fill out the details at the delivery stage of the checkout.
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- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Tender Perennial
- Position
- Indoor (Frost Free)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- December - March
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Group/Species
- Galaxy Group
- Common name
- Amaryllis
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Indoors
- Cultivation
- Plant with the bulb two thirds in, one third out of the soil. Or place in an amaryllis forcer with the roots in water.
Care Tips
A tender bulb from Brazil which need to be grown inside in a bright, warm, sunny place. To make them last a second year, feed and water until the leaves die back and then allow to dry out and go dormant for about 8 weeks.
Flowering Time
December - March
