Amaryllis 'Ruby Star' Gift Box

Amaryllis 'Ruby Star' comes as a complete growing kit in a gift-ready box from Taylors Bulbs, the Lincolnshire bulb specialists established in 1919. Rich ruby-red trumpets with a paler star at the throat: the classic Christmas amaryllis at full volume. The box holds everything needed: the bulb, a pot and compost, ready to plant the day it is unwrapped.

Amaryllis are the easiest of all winter-flowering bulbs. Pot the bulb with its top third above the compost, stand it on a bright windowsill, water sparingly until growth is away, and towering flowers follow in 6 to 10 weeks: planted now, it blooms in the depths of winter. One of the best Christmas gifts for plant lovers and total beginners alike. Browse the rest of the Christmas shop, or go bigger still with the supersize amaryllis bulb.

• Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) 'Ruby Star': rich ruby-red blooms with a lighter star at the throat
• Includes bulb, pot and compost
• Plant with the top third of the bulb above the compost, keep it bright and water sparingly until growth is away
• Typically flowers 6 to 10 weeks after planting