Rittersterne 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 Stück - LumiBlumi

Amaryllis 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 pieces

CHF 76.20
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Rittersterne 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 Stück - LumiBlumi
  • Rittersterne 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 Stück - LumiBlumi
  • Rittersterne 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 Stück - LumiBlumi
Amaryllis 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 pieces

Amaryllis 'Orange Jumbo' - 5 pieces

Hippeastrum 'Orange Jumbo'

CHF 76.20
CHF 76.20
  • Bright orange trumpet flowers
  • Large bulbs with strong stalks
  • Flowers indoors from December to February
  • About 45–55 cm tall
  • 5 bulbs for a vivid group

'Orange Jumbo' brings a warm, glowing colour to the dark season. Strong stalks with orange trumpet flowers grow from large bulbs. With five bulbs you can create a vivid group on the windowsill or spread the pots across several rooms.

About this variety

Orange is rarer among amaryllis than red or white and so looks fresh and surprising. 'Orange Jumbo' shows this colour in large, open trumpet flowers that open one after another at the end of a strong stalk. The colour is reminiscent of tangerines and copper and goes well with warm candlelight on winter evenings.

At about 45–55 cm tall, the plants belong on a bright windowsill or a table. Five pots side by side form a glowing band. Combine the colour with copper, terracotta and dark green foliage, or create a deliberate contrast with blue hyacinths in small pots beside it.

Cut, the flowers also make a strong impression in the vase. Amaryllis have hardly any scent, and pollinators play no part indoors. If you pot the bulbs a few weeks apart, flowering extends into February. Well cared for, the bulbs produce new stalks the following winter too.

Planting

Pot the bulbs between October and January, each in its own pot only slightly larger than the bulb. A third to half of the bulb stays above the soil. After the first watering, give only a little water until the stalk grows. Placed somewhere bright and warm, they flower after six to ten weeks.

Care

Support tall stalks with a cane if needed. After flowering, keep caring for the foliage, watering and feeding regularly. From August stop watering so the bulbs rest and flower again in winter. All parts of the plant are toxic, so keep them away from children and pets.

Specifications

  • Botanical name: Hippeastrum 'Orange Jumbo'
  • Genus: Amaryllis
  • Class: Single flower
  • Supplied as: Flower bulbs
  • Flower colour: Orange
  • Flowering time: December, January, February
  • Flowering season: Winter, Late winter
  • Height: 50 cm
  • Position: Sun, Partial shade
  • Suitable for: Pot and container, Cutting garden
  • Soil type: Loamy, Sandy
  • Drainage: Well-drained
  • Soil moisture: Moist
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Soil note: Suitable for many Swiss garden soils. A loose structure and good drainage matter more than a particular soil type.
  • Planting time: October, November, December, January
  • Planting depth: Bulb one third to half above the soil
  • Spacing: 30–40 cm
  • Number per m²: 7
  • Hardiness in Switzerland: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Hardiness by location: Not hardy, overwinter frost-free
  • Overwintering note: Not reliably hardy outdoors in Switzerland. Depending on the plant, lift tubers, bulbs or rhizomes in time or overwinter the container frost-free.
  • For containers: Only partly suitable for containers
  • Container note: Only recommended in a sufficiently large, stable, well-drained container.
  • Cut flower: Suitable as a cut flower
  • Naturalising: Not suitable
  • Naturalising note: Persists for several years in a suitable spot, but does not normally spread over larger areas on its own.
  • For bees and butterflies: Not attractive to pollinators
  • Deer and rodent resistant: No
  • Edible: Not edible
  • Toxicity: Not edible and possibly harmful. Keep away from children and pets.

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