Bamboo

Hippeastrum

About Bamboo and Hippeastrum

Bamboo

Hippeastrum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China, Japan

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Amaryllis

Number of Varieties

150090

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm38.10 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Deer resistant

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

In Hindi

Bānsa

HIPPEASTRUM

In German

Bambus

HIPPEASTRUM

In French

Bambou

HIPPEASTRUM

In Spanish

Bambú

Hippeastrum

In Greek

μπαμπού

Hippeastrum

In Portuguese

bambu

HIPPEASTRUM

In Polish

Bambus

Hippeastrum

In Latin

Bamboo

Hippeastrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Asparagales

Family

Poaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Amaryllis

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

140090

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Hippeastrum

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Hippeastrum? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Hippeastrum. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Hippeastrum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Hippeastrum

Season and care of Bamboo and Hippeastrum is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Hippeastrum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Hippeastrum season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Hippeastrum is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Hippeastrum is Acidic, Neutral.

Bamboo and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Bamboo and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Hippeastrum

Care of Bamboo and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.