Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Amaryllidaceae Scientific name Sprekelia Rank Genus | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Amaryllidoideae Higher classification Zephyranthinae | |
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Similar Sprekelia formosissima, Hymenocallis, Eucharis, Haemanthus, Cyrtanthus | ||
Sprekelia is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Sprekelia plants are sometimes called Aztec lilies or Jacobean lilies although they are not true lilies.
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Sprekelia garden plants
Taxonomy
This genus is named after Johann Heinrich von Spreckelsen (1691–1764), who supplied the plants to Lorenz Heister.
Sprekelia is located in tribe Hippeastreae, subtribe Hippeastrinae.
Species
The following two names were coined using the name Sprekelia, but they refer to species are now generally regarded as better suited to Hippeastrum. We provide links to help you locate appropriate information.
Growth
Sprekelia formosissima is common in cultivation, planted in warm climates or raised in pots in colder climates, or planted and lifted, much as the gladiolus. Even when well grown, bulbs often do not bloom every year. In a grouping of about a dozen bulbs, only two or three may bloom in any given year.