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

Overview

Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift' is a popular amaryllis cultivar with large, pristine white flowers. As its name suggests, it is often forced for stunning holiday displays.

Taxonomy

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

Forcing

Pot in well-drained mix, neck exposed. Water sparingly until growth, then bright light. Blooms 6-8 weeks after planting.

Bulbs: Daylily 'Christmas Is' – Holiday Blooms from 1979; Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' (Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'): Delicate Pink & White Giants; Amaryllis 'Red Lion' (Hippeastrum 'Red Lion'): Classic Holiday Giant; Amaryllis 'Dancing Queen' (Hippeastrum); 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

Hosta 'White Christmas': Krossa-Palmer-Ruh's Winter Celebration

Hosta 'Christmas Pageant' – Festive Variegation from 2000

Daylily 'Christmas Carol': A 1971 Wild Hybrid

Amaryllis 'Royal Velvet' (Hippeastrum)

Amaryllis 'Scarlet Baby' (Hippeastrum)

Amaryllis 'Exotic Star': Striped Red and White Blooms

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

Plants

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

Chinese Lantern Lily (Sandersonia aurantiaca): Christmas Bells of Orange

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

Camassia (Camassia leichtlinii): Blue Star Spires for Spring

Striped Amaryllis (Hippeastrum striatum)

Canna altensteinii (Canna)

Clivia (Clivia cyrtanthiflora): Shade-Loving Orange Blooms