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Products > Rhodophiala bifida
 
Rhodophiala bifida - Oxblood Lily
 
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Bulb/Tuber/Rhizome etc.
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Onions)
Origin: Argentina (South America)
Flower Color: Crimson Red
Bloomtime: Summer/Fall
Synonyms: [Hippeastrum bifidum]
Height: <1 foot
Width: <1 foot
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F
Rhodophiala bifida (Oxblood Lily) - This vigorous and adaptable bulb that can form large clumps with narrow 8- to 10-inch-long grass-like green leaves that emerge in fall and grow through mid-spring and then dry up with the plant going dormant in summer. The brilliant red 2-inch-wide trumpet shaped flowers rise up on a 15 inch tall stalk before leaves emerge in late summer. Each flower lasts but 2 to 3 days, but a clump can produce flowers over a month long period.

Plant in a most any soil that has pretty decent drainage in full sun or in shade where the flowers seem to last a bit longer. Occasional irrigation in spring even when plants are still dormant is recommended to keep roots alive and promote flowering and it responds rapidly to irrigation provided in later summer and early fall. Hardy to below 0° F with a winter mulch and useful in USDA Zones 7 to 10. These bulbs make a beautiful and colorful punch of red in the garden.

Rhodophiala bifida comes from Uruguay and Argentina and reportedly were brought to Texas by German immigrants from Argentina in the 1850's. The name for the genus is from the Greek word 'rhodo' meaning "red" and the Latin word 'phiala' which is a "flat-bottom drinking vessel" or "saucer" in reference to the bowl shape of the flower. The specific epithet means deeply two-cleft. Rhodophiala is often compared to and closely related to the florist amaryllis (Hippeastrum), but with their narrow parallel sided leaves are actually more like a large flowering Habranthus or Zephyranthes. We originally grew this plant in 2001-2003 and put it back into production in 2020. 

This information about Rhodophiala bifida displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.

 
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