Amaryllis

Found some nice amaryllis

at Lehél tér piac (=market)

with a really good price!
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Amaryllis is also known as

the belladonna lily or naked ladies.

The genus has two species

and the more famous of the two,

Amaryllis belladonna,

is a native of South Africa,

particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape.

It should not be confused with Hippeastrum,

a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months

for its ability to bloom indoors

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Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species

and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants

in the family Amaryllidaceae,

native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas

from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean.

Some species are grown for their large showy flowers.

These plants are popularly but erroneously known as Amaryllis,

a monotypic African genus in the same family.

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Even though the flower stands

at Lehél tér don't look

very appealing

one can still find among all that

colourful stuff

decent flowers,

if lucky!
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