Amaryllis belladonna The bulbs are best planted just below the surface of the soil, with the neck of the bulb level with the surface. In colder climates mulching or lifting and overwintering is required. The bulbs may be propagated from offsets. Amaryllis bulbs require little watering and are drought tolerant. Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna, (Jersey lily, belladonna-lily, naked-lady-lily, March lily) is a plant species native to Cape Province in South Africa but widely cultivated as an ornamental. It is reportedly naturalized in many places: Corsica, Portugal, the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Zaire, Ascension Island, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, the
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