Amaryllis Papilio
€10.50 Per piece
01-11-2026
Always true to variety
Lowest price per bulb
A gadget for the real Amaryllis lover; the butterfly Amaryllis. For many generations, you she has been offered by specialty bulb traders but she never grew out to a large commercial stock. She is just a little bit too difficult to grow for the Amaryllis bulb growers.
Also with you in the living room this species Amaryllis, originally from the sub-tropical rainforest in Brazil, will not perform as easy as the other Amaryllises. Some years she will do well and start blooming shortly after you planted her but papillio might just as well be very slow and let you wait many months before she shows her flowers.
But papillio is very suitable as an evergreen houseplant in conservatory or other kind of light and warm room in your house. Plant her in a large pot and leave her undisturbed, her foliage will stay green and every now and then, when she feels like it, she will show you a beautiful exotic flower.
Amaryllis
The biggest reason I love the Amaryllis so much is because she always performs well. Always? Yes always. No kidding, if you leave them in the box they will still bloom. It seems that it can’t go wrong.
Planting Amaryllis:
Planting an amaryllis is quite easy. Plant the amaryllis bulb in a pot that is half filled with soil, but in such a way that the neck of the bulb protrudes above the soil. Make sure that the soil remains somewhat moist and place the pot in a warm, but not too sunny place, then within six to eight weeks there will be a beautiful amaryllis in your living room.
It is even possible to plant an amaryllis bulb without using soil. Then it needs a vase in which the bulb can stand upright. This way the roots can hang in the water.
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