Our extra-large Giant Amaryllis bulbs have arrived in red blooms for Christmas! These are extra large and gorgeous this time around and a perfect gift wrapped up with our popular hobnail “reindeer” candle.The red wax bulbs will have a deep solid red bloom and the marshmallow white wax will have a Minerva bloom with a white star in the center!
**An Amaryllis plant can live for 75 years when properly cared for!
**The origin of the name Amaryllis is the Greek word for sparkle. It was reclassified in the 1800s under the genus Hippeastrum, which is derived from the Greek words for horse and star.
**Greek mythology has a story of a maiden named Amaryllis who grew scarlet flowers in her walking path after her heart was broken. When the flowers grew, the man she loved was enamored, her heart was healed, and thus the flowers got their name.
**The U.S. imports more than 10 million Amaryllis bulbs every year.
**Amaryllis plants reproduce by growing “daughter” bulbs next to the “mother” bulbs.
