Author: |
Charles Jacques É. Morren,
1845 |
Family: |
AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Origin: |
Eastern Brazil |
Soil: |
Rich Drained |
Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
Height: |
25 Centimetres |
Flower: |
Bluish-Purple / White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
Names: |
Blue Amaryllis, Mini Worsleya |
Synonyms: |
Could be: Libonia
bicolor, Charles Lemaire, 1952 |
This member of the
Amaryllidaceae family
was given this name by Charles Jacques Édouard Morren in 1845. It is found in eastern Brazil, growing in a well drained but rich soil with
quite some water and little to some sun. The bulb can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are bluish-purple, fading to white.
The genera name for
Dr. William Griffith, 19th century botanist and curator of the Botanic
Garden in Calcutta. The species name after the area it was found in. |