Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Africa
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Types
Marginata, Fragrans, Draco, Cinnabari
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
4090
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions, Warmer regions
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H2, 21, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Water soluble fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Spider Mites
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
DRACAENA fragrans
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Corn Plant, Dracaena
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Dracaena
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Dracaena
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Dracaena
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Árbol de serpiente
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Δράκαινα
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Dracaena
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Dracena
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Dracaena
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Agavaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
11090
1
27800
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