Amaryllis is also known as Belladonna Lily or Naked Lady.
The genus comprises two species. A kind Amaryllis belladonna is native to South Africa, particularly the Cape of Good Hope.
Amaryllis belladonna is sometimes confused with Hippeastrum, a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months as it easily thrives indoors.
Hippeastrum is a genus comprises about 90 species and more than 600 hybrids from tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico south to Argentina and the rest of the Caribbean.