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Hippeastrum 'Black Pearl'
amaryllis Black Pearl bulb
Hippeastrum ‘Black Pearl’ is one of the darkest and most dramatic cultivated varieties, producing velvety, almost black-maroon trumpet-shaped flowers with...
Dark-velvet flowers in deepest black-red give this hippeastrum a sophistication others lack - definitely not one for the steamy kitchen windowsill. Show it off !
Plant description
Highly regarded for its depth of colour and elegance, it makes a striking focal point for indoor winter and early spring displays.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Bright, indirect light
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Peat-free general-purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Hippeastrum Black Pearl:
Once flowering has finished, cut off the flower stalk 5-10cm above the bulb - don't cut off the foliage. Water when the surface of the compost is dry and feed fortnightly with a balanced liquid fertiliser. Reduce and cease watering from early autumn and move to a dry, dark spot for a few months allowing the foliage to die back, simulating the dormant, dry season of the plant’s native South America. In November bring it back into the light and begin watering again. Old foliage should be removed, though take care not to remove any new shoots. Expect flowers in six to eight weeks.
Please note that newly planted bulbs, using the technique described above, can take up to eight weeks to flower so plant or purchase as gifts in mid- to late October for flowering at Christmas. Bulbs purchased as gifts for Christmas are likely to flower from early February onwards.
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