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Amaryllis 'Exotic Star': Striped Red and White Blooms

Overview

Hippeastrum 'Exotic Star' produces large, star-shaped flowers with bold red stripes on a white background. A festive and eye-catching variety for winter indoor displays.

Taxonomy

Family:	Amaryllidaceae (am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Hippeastrum (hip-ee-ASS-trum)
Cultivar:	Exotic Star

Growing

Force indoors for winter bloom; plant in well-drained mix, neck above soil. Keep cool initially.

Bulbs: Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata): The Starry Herald of Spring; Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola): The Tropical Five-Angled Fruit; Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'): Delicate Pink & White Giants; Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum 'Red Lion'): Classic Holiday Giant; Amaryllis 'Charisma' (Hippeastrum); Amaryllis 'Minerva' (Hippeastrum): Red with White Star; Amaryllis 'Hercules': Massive Red Blooms for Holiday Displays; Amaryllis 'Giraffe': Unique Spotted Blooms; Amaryllis 'Nymph': Double White with Red Streaks; Amaryllis 'Carnival' (Hippeastrum 'Carnival')

Garden Articles

Amaryllis 'Dancing Queen' (Hippeastrum)

Amaryllis 'Royal Velvet' (Hippeastrum)

Amaryllis 'Scarlet Baby' (Hippeastrum)

Arabian Star Flower (Ornithogalum arabicum): White Star Clusters

Amaryllis 'Christmas Gift': Pure White Blooms for Holiday Cheer

Gladiolus 'Green Star': Unique Green Flowers for Cutting

Amaryllis 'Lady Jane' (Hippeastrum 'Lady Jane')

Plants

Dallas Star Daylily: A Star-Shaped Cultivar from 1976

Daylily 'Raspberry Star': A 1994 Hansen Hybrid

Hardy Amaryllis (Hippeastrum × johnsonii): St. Joseph's Lily for Gardens

Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis): Winter's First White Bells

Camassia (Camassia leichtlinii): Blue Star Spires for Spring

Striped Amaryllis (Hippeastrum striatum)

Canna altensteinii (Canna)