Amaryllis belladonna pink flowers which may be up to 10 cm in length, appear in the autumn before the leaves (hysteranthy) which are narrow and strap shaped. "Amaryllis belladonna" is one of the two species in the genus "Amaryllis" as currently circumscribed. "Belladonna" is a Latin epithet meaning beautiful lady. There are many common names around the world, for instance in the Azores, Portugal one name is "Meninas Para Escola" (girls going to school) referring to the flowers blooming when the girls in their pink uniforms are starting the new school year. In South Africa the plants are found growing among rocks.
Nerine bowdenii disease. Ungeremine also has been isolated from a number of related plant species, such as "Ungernia minor", "Ungernia spiralis", "Zephyranthes flava", "Crinum asiaticum", "Crinum augustum", "Pancratium maritimum" and "Hippeastrum solandriflorum". The plant virus, vallota mosaic virus has been found to infect "Nerine bowdenii" and other members of the genus "Nerine" in the UK. Nerine bowdenii Nerine bowdenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is an herbaceous bulbous perennial, growing to tall by , with strap-shaped leaves and large umbels of lily-like pink flowers in late summer and autumn. The common names of the species are