Amaryllis Chico is a bulbous plant with bulb 5 cm in diameter with a neck
developed. Leaves are 2.5-3.2 cm wide, appearing after flowering. Hampe 60
cm, glaucous purple base. Flowers are borne in an umbel of 4-6.
Flower-tube is very short with a beard in the throat, long petals are
7.5-10 cm, very narrow, gradually narrowed from base to tip. The 3 lower
segments, close to the tube, envelop the base of the stamens and style.
Petals are red-green gradually to the extremities, especially the lower
segment, almost entirely green. There are variations in color (brown, red,
pink, white, green). Stamens are greenish down, sometimes exceeding the
petals, about 3 cm. Style is longer than the stamens. Stigma is lobed.
Identification credit: Harangad Singh
Photographed in Gurgaon, Haryana.
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