Amaryllis Sonata Single Jester A Bold Burst of Festive Colour 🌺

Bring instant elegance into your home or garden with the Amaryllis Sonata Single Jester. Known as the Christmas Flower, this show-stopping bulb bursts into life with crisp white petals edged in deep red picotee and a contrasting lime-green throat. Each flower sits proudly on strong, compact stems, ensuring your display stands tall and graceful.

Why you'll love the Jester Amaryllis

• 🌼 Dramatic Blooms Striking red-and-white flowers brighten your space from October to February, just when you crave fresh colour.

• 🌞 Perfect for SA Conditions Thrives in both full sun and semi-shade, making it an adaptable choice for gardens, patios, or indoor displays.

• 🌱 Effortless Growing Amaryllis is famously easy to cultivate, producing large, dazzling blooms only weeks after planting.

• 💧 Simple Care Routine Just water well after planting, then every few days depending on whether it's in the ground or a container.

• 🏡 Versatile Planting Gorgeous in pots, containers, or flower beds, with a neat height of around 40cm perfect for compact spaces.

Planting & Care Tips 🌿

• Planting time: September January

• Soil: Well-draining, but tolerates most types (from loamy to sandy)

• Planting depth: Keep the neck of the bulb above the soil

• Spacing: 10cm apart

• Watering:

  • In-ground: Every 34 days for 10 minutes

  • Containers: Every 23 days until water runs through the base

  • Always empty saucers after 30 minutes

💡 Feed weekly with Hadeco Bulb Food until March to keep blooms at their best. After flowering, allow the foliage to die back naturally, then lift and store bulbs in a cool, dry place until spring.

The Feeling You'll Get 🌸

Planting Amaryllis Jester isn't just gardening it's bringing joy indoors. Each bloom radiates festive cheer, making your living space feel brighter, warmer, and more alive. Whether you're gifting it to a loved one or treating yourself, the reward is weeks of breathtaking beauty and a sense of pride as those striking flowers unfurl.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Common name: amaryllis, Christmas flower 
Sun exposure: Full sun and semi-shade
Planting time: September  January 
Flowering time: October - February
Active growth: September - April
Dormant: May August
Lifting time: June
Type: True bulb
Mature height: 40cm
Planting depth: Plant with the neck above the soil
Plant spacing: 10cm apart
Watering: After planting, water and then wait 10 days for the roots to stabilise. Thereafter, water every 3-4 days when planted in the ground for 10 minutes. If you have planted them in containers, water every 2-3 days, until water runs out from the bottom of the container. Empty saucers 30 minutes after watering. 

Position and soil
Amaryllis is one of the easiest plants to grow. It produces gorgeous blooms in just a few weeks after planting. They are happy in well-draining soil, but tolerate a variety of soils, ranging from heavy loam to light sand. 

Further Care
Feed weekly with Hadeco Bulb Food until March. Watering should continue into April and can come to a halt from May. Bulbs can remain in the soil or be lifted once the foliage is yellow and has wilted. If you choose to lift, store them in cool and dry places (a dark cupboard or garage will do) and then at the end of winter it can be cleaned of old brown foliage and replanted in the garden or pots.