Amaryllis Wholesale Guide
Amaryllis, also known as Hippeastrum, originally comes from Central America and the Caribbean. The name Amaryllis comes from the Greek word 'amarussein', what means sparkling. This beautiful flower is part of the Daffodil family, and like the whole family, it grows from a flower bulb. Read all about Amaryllis in our Amaryllis Wholesale Guide!
Amaryllis Varieties for (Wholesale) Florists
Amaryllis is year-round available. The peak of this flower is in the fall and winter months. Everybody knows the red Amaryllis, but there are a lot more colors, for example, striped white-green, salmon, white, green, pink, and orange.
How It's Grown: Amaryllis
Curious how your Amaryllis is being grown? Watch the video we made at Van Der Ende Amaryllis!
Hippeastrum and Amaryllis: A Brief Story About Names
There are several stories about how the Amaryllis got its name. The best known is a story out of the Greek mythology. The girl Amaryllis was so in love with a sheep shepherd that she injured herself on purpose with an arrow. She did this because of Alteo; the shepherd only had eye for flowers. At the spot where her blood touched the ground a beautiful flower grew, and this flower was called Amaryllis.
The name Hippeastrum means 'knight star', Hippie means knight and Astron means star in Greek. The name is probably a reference to the shape of the flowers of the plant. The flower is also known under the name Naked Lady because a flower without leaves looks like a lady without clothes!
Amaryllis Symbolism
The Amaryllis symbolizes pride and beauty. The perfect flower to show affection for example at a graduation ceremony or to thank someone. If you are giving an Amaryllis, you are always giving a significant gesture.
Shop Care Tips
Check the flowers when you receive them, inspect the flowers for any damage. Cut the stems and put them in clean water. For designers: use a high vase because of the long stems. Are the stems hollow? Then you can place a stick in the stem to support the flowers.
Design Inspiration with Amaryllis
Amaryllis is a fantastic flower to use in floral designs. Check out the design videos below, and visit our Pinterest mood board to get florally inspired!
Stunning Amaryllis Christmas Centerpiece
Wow, what an eye catcher! You need to have skills, but if the piece stands it’s a great gesture. Challenge yourself to create this piece, and go crazy with all the different Amaryllis flowers.
Time needed: 20 – 25 minutes
Difficulty: Hard (****)
Products used in this design
Please note: due to seasonality it might be possible that some of these products aren’t offered in our webshop at this moment.
- Amaryllis Red Lion
- Amaryllis Charisma
- Amaryllis Popov
- Amaryllis Gervase
- Amaryllis Liberty
- Amaryllis Challenger
- Betula Pendula Natural Bunch
- Carnation Grand Slam
- Ilex Verticilata
- Rose Madam Red
Design steps
- Clean the stems of the Carnations, Roses, Betula, and Ilex.
- Start with two stems of Amaryllis. Cut them at different heights and use floral tape to tape them together.
- Add all the other Amaryllis stems and vary with the height again. Make sure that the stems can stand on their own.
- Add the Betula, Roses, Carnation, and Ilex.
- Now make a sleeve of brown felt and place it over the floral tape. Use decorativr wire to attatch it. Cut the wire and make a knot in it.
- Finally, put the piece on a plate and add decorative stones around the design.
- Your stunning Amaryllis Christmas centerpiece is now ready for use. Enjoy!
Luminous Christmas Piece with Amaryllis
If you can use some extra light sparkles at home, create this piece! With the seasonal colors green and red, combine Amaryllis, Echeveria, and Ilex.
Time needed: 15 – 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy (**)
Products used in this design
Please note: due to seasonality it might be possible that some of these products aren’t offered in our webshop at this moment.
Design steps
- Clean an Amaryllis bulb and remove the peel. Wrap and decorate it with a red cord. Turn it several times over the bulb, cut the cord and tie a knot.
- Decorate the second bulb with brown felt. Attach it to the bulb by using the golden decoration wire.
- Use floral fix to stick the bulbs to the bowl. Place the Echeveria on the scale as well and spread branches of Abies Nobilis on it.
- Fill the bottles with branches of Ilex.
- Finally, add the little lights. Make sure they are spread between the flowers.
- Your Luminous Christmas Piece with Amaryllis is now ready for use. Enjoy!
Amaryllis Christmas Bottles
Looking for different inspiration, with only Amaryllis, Craspedia, Ilex and Panicum? You don’t need much, to make a Christmas statement. Be inspired by this video tutorial, follow the steps and create these trendy Amaryllis Christmas bottles.
Time needed: 10 – 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy (**)
Products used in this design
Please note: due to seasonality it might be possible that some of these products aren’t offered in our webshop at this moment.
- Amaryllis Avalanche
- Amaryllis Bolero
- Craspedia dyed Gold
- Craspedia dyed Silver
- Ilex Verticilata
- Panicum Fountain
Design steps
- Place an Amaryllis, Ilex, Craspedia, and Pancium in a separate vase.
- Cut a piece of brown felt and wrap it around the flowers. Now wrap gold-colored wire around the felt, cut it and tie a knot.
- Repeat the steps to create several beautiful designs.
- Your Amaryllis Christmas Bottles design is now ready for use. Enjoy!
