Hippeastrum

Abutilon

About Hippeastrum and Abutilon

Hippeastrum

Abutilon

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

Origin

Brazil

Types

Amaryllis

Abutilon Hybridum Abutilon Megapotamicum Abutilon Palmeri

Number of Varieties

90200

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

tropical environments

Grassland, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

38.10 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.10 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Yellow, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Heart-shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Deer resistant

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds, Hummingbirds

Allergy

poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

ABUTILON megapotamicum

Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

Indian mallow or Velvetleaf

In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

Abutilon

In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Abutilon

In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Abutilon

In Spanish

Hippeastrum

Abutilon

In Greek

Hippeastrum

Abutilon

In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Abutilon

In Polish

Hippeastrum

Abutilon

In Latin

Hippeastrum

Abutilon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Malvales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Amaryllis

Abutilon

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Malveae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Malvoideae

Number of Species

90200

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Hippeastrum and Abutilon

Wondering what are the properties of Hippeastrum and Abutilon? We provide you with everything About Hippeastrum and Abutilon. Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns and Abutilon doesn't have thorns. Also Hippeastrum does not have fragrant flowers. Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested and Abutilon has allergic reactions like poisonous if ingested. 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 Hippeastrum and Abutilon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Bulb Plants » More

Hippeastrum and Tritoma

Hippeastrum and Sweet Potato

Hippeastrum and Sweet Potato Vine

» More Compare Bulb Plants

Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Abutilon

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

Hippeastrum and Abutilon Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Abutilon physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Abutilon height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Abutilon are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Abutilon flower color: Yellow and Red
Abutilon leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Hippeastrum and Abutilon

Care of Hippeastrum and Abutilon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Abutilon pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Abutilon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.