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Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) About the Hippeastrum (or Amaryllis) You'll know this flowering houseplant as either Hippeastrum or Amaryllis. Debate about the true name of this plant, grown from a large sized bulb, has raged for centuries (literally) and the eventual winner was Hippeastrum. The history is complex, so just below this stunning photo is a bite sized snack to help explain it all. A number of different Amaryllis plants in full bloom at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show London 2015 Basically the true Amaryllis is an outdoor flowering plant, the most popular being the Belladonna Lily or Naked Lady. Leaves appear for several months until they eventually die back to nothing. A few months later the stored energy is released through the rapid growth of leafless stalks rising out of the ground, on which fantastic pink lily like flowers appear. The plant is very unusual and interesting because the flowers appear without any leaf support. However the interest stops with gardeners because the true
