Hippeastrum Johnsonii

Hippeastrum x Johnsonii  also known as St. Joseph’s Lily and Hardy Amaryllis or Johnson’s  Amaryllis

Masses of broad green strap shaped leave to 30 inches long by 1 ½ inch wide can take on a coppery tone if grown in full sun. Up to 4 stems can be produced in April and May that bear 4 to 6 flowers each. These flowers have a spicy fragrance, with 6 graceful recurved scarlet red petals each with a central white stripe , producing a star like pattern in the center of the flower.

St. Joseph’s Lily is thought to be the first hybrid amaryllis ever produced. It was the result of a cross, between Hipeastrum reginae and Hipperastrum vittata preformed between 1799 and 1810 by Arthur Johnson, a watchmaker from Lanchshire County, England.

This Hardy  Amaryllis can be grown in outdoors in  USDA Zone 7 where it will be deciduous in the winter months, in warmer locations the bulb is nearly evergreen. This plant will thrive in heavy clay soils but does best in cooler climates if the soil drains well.  Hippeastrum Johnsonii grows well in containers but is shy to flower unless planted in the ground.

We are offering a well established plant that 1 to 2 years old.