Are you ready to try an alternative to your difficult poinsettia, which so often seems to wilt when you get it through the front door? Make way for the hippeastrum, also known as amaryllis, the giant bulb which produces an array of mammoth flowers.
You can use these huge beauties to decorate your Christmas table, spark festive conversation in your living room and provide a bounty of colour – in every shade from red to pink and white – in your kitchen.
