is amaryllis a lily
Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern Australia or, in South Africa, March lily due to its propensity to flower around March.he name Amaryllis is taken from a shepherdess in Virgil 's pastoral Eclogues, (from the Greek á¼Î¼Î±ÏÏÏÏÏ (amarysso), meaning to sparkle) and also from Amarella for the bitterness of the bulb. The taxonomy of the genus has been controversial.