Plant name
Plant family - Amaryllidaceae
Botanical name - Amaryllis belladonna
Common name - Belladonna lily, Naked lady lily, Jersey lily, March lily.
Main cultivars - Alba (white), Belladonna (pink, striped pink and dark pink forms and hybrids).
Plant description
Plant type - Bulbs, perennial.
Plant size - In clumps 60 x 60 x 60 cm. Flowers up to 90 cm tall.
Leaves - Winter foilage of narrow green leaves.
Flowers - Flower from late summer to early autumn. Flowers are large and sweetly scented.
Plant requirements
Spacing - Space clumps 20 cm centre to centre or more apart.
Sun or shade - Full sun or dapple shade.
Water needs - Low. Moist in winter, dry in summer.
Soil - Well drained acid, alkaline or neutral soil. Will grow in chalk, loam, and sand.
Tolerance - Rabbits.
Pests - Snails and slugs.
Maintenance - Low. Cut back flowers and leaves once they have dried out. Do not disturb plant unnecessary, this plant resents being disturbed.
Feeding - Annual lite sprinkling of blood and bone during the rainy season will do.
Garden and home
Uses - Plant in garden in beds and borders. Patio and container. Fresh cut flowers.
Style - Gravel and rock garden. Informal, cottage and Mediterranean.
Consumption
As a rule, all plants including their flowers, seeds, roots and foliage must be considered unfit for human and pet consumption except if they are commonly known to be fit for consumption.
