Editing Amaryllis (section)

==Cultivation==
[[File:Flore des serres v14 053a.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.7|''Amaryllis belladonna'', illustration from {{lang|fr|"Flore des serres"}} volume 14, 1861]]
''Amaryllis belladonna'' was introduced into cultivation at the beginning of the eighteenth century. It reproduces slowly by either bulb division or seeds and has gradually naturalized from plantings in urban and suburban areas throughout the lower elevations and coastal areas in much of the West Coast of the US since these environments mimic their native South African habitat. Hardiness zones 6–8.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/amar_bella.html |title=North Carolina State University |access-date=2013-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404211934/http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/amar_bella.html |archive-date=2013-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is also naturalized in Australia.<ref name=APNI>{{APNI | name =''Amaryllis belladonna'' L. | id =31403 | accessdate = 4 March 2014 }}</ref>

There is an ''Amaryllis belladonna'' hybrid which was bred in the 1800s in Australia. No one knows the exact species it was crossed with to produce color variations of white, cream, peach, magenta and nearly red hues. The hybrids were crossed back onto the original ''Amaryllis belladonna'' and with each other to produce naturally seed-bearing crosses that come in a very wide range of flower sizes, shapes, stem heights and intensities of pink. Pure white varieties with bright green stems were bred as well. The hybrids are quite distinct in that the many shades of pink also have stripes, veining, darkened edges, white centers and light yellow centers, also setting them apart from the original light pink. In addition, the hybrids often produce flowers in a fuller circle rather than the "side-facing" habit of the "old-fashioned" pink. The hybrids are able to adapt to year-round watering and fertilization but can also tolerate completely dry summer conditions if need be.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}

''A.&nbsp;belladonna'' has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector – ''Amaryllis belladonna''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=115|access-date=21 May 2013}}</ref>

''Amaryllis belladonna'' has been crossed in cultivation with ''[[Crinum moorei]]'' to produce a hybrid called [[× Amarcrinum|×&nbsp;''Amarcrinum'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/XAmarcrinum|title=Pacific Bulb Society – ×Amarcrinum|work=pacificbulbsociety.org}}</ref> which has named cultivars. Hybrids said to be between ''Amaryllis belladonna'' and ''[[Brunsvigia josephinae]]'' have been called [[× Amarygia|×&nbsp;''Amarygia'']].<ref>{{Citation|title=Plant Profile: ''Amarygia'' – Amaryllis belladonna x Brunsvigia josephinae|publisher=Australian Gardener|url=http://www.ausgardener.com.au/plant-care/Amarygia.html|access-date=2011-11-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322103927/http://www.ausgardener.com.au/plant-care/Amarygia.html|archive-date=2012-03-22}}</ref> Neither hybrid genus name is accepted by the ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families''.<ref>{{Citation|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=The Board of Trustees of the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do |access-date=2011-11-28 }}, search for "Amarcrinum" and "Amarygia"</ref>