The Amaryllis Family: Hippeastrum x-hybridum

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Hippeastrum x-hybridum is a hybrid of species Hippeastrums native to South America. The parentage of this flower probably involved Hippeastrum papilio, as well as other species or primary hybrids.
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Last revised: 31 January 2002