Choose a sturdy pot with drainage holes, allowing around 3cm between the bulb and the pot’s edge.
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Amaryllis
'Terra Cotta Star'
syn. Hippeastrum 'Terra Cotta Star'
With unusual rich, brick red colouring and delicate, dark veining, Hippeastrum 'Terra Cotta Star' really stands out from other Amaryllis varieties. Throughout winter and spring, these tender bulbous houseplants put on a season-defying show with their enormous, flamboyant flowers. Guaranteed to raise a smile even on the greyest and most dismal of days!
Popular as a Christmas gift, Hippeastrum 'Terra Cotta Star' is all too often thrown away after one season by those who don’t realise how easy it is to keep going. Simply continue to water and feed until the foliage withers (usually late summer), then cut back and move into a cool place such as a garage or shed. Leave it here in a dry dormancy (i.e., forget about it) until mid to late autumn, then bring it indoors and resume watering and feeding to start back into growth. It really is that simple!
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Use peat-free multipurpose compost and position the bulb with its pointed end upwards. Leave the neck and upper third of the bulb above the compost.
Place the pot indoors in a warm, bright position away from direct heat. Turn it regularly as the stem grows to keep it straight.
Water lightly after planting, then sparingly until growth appears. Increase watering as the plant develops, keeping the compost lightly moist but never waterlogged.
Remove faded flowers, but retain the flower stalk until it yellows. Continue watering and feeding while the leaves remain green to replenish the bulb.
- Botanical name
- Hippeastrum 'Terra Cotta Star'ᴾᴮᴿ
- Flower colour
- Salmon, peach, orange
- Bulb size
- 32/34
- Established height
- 50-70cm
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Tender
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
- Multipurpose compost
- Suitable for
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Indoors
Pots - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Toxicity
-
Harmful if eaten
Skin/eyes irritant - Years to establish
- 1st year
Perfect for pots
For indoor growing
Thrives in full sun
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Packed in paper
Needs winter protection
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