Hippeastrum

Common Spindle

About Hippeastrum and Common Spindle

Hippeastrum

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Amaryllis

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

9015

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

38.10 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.10 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Deer resistant

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Insignificant

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

poisonous if ingested

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

European spindle

In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

आम धुरी

In German

HIPPEASTRUM

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

HIPPEASTRUM

axe commun

In Spanish

Hippeastrum

husillo Común

In Greek

Hippeastrum

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

eixo comum

In Polish

Hippeastrum

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Hippeastrum

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Celastrales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Amaryllis

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

9030

1 27800

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Properties of Hippeastrum and Common Spindle

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

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Common Spindle

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

Hippeastrum and Common Spindle Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Common Spindle are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Hippeastrum and Common Spindle

Care of Hippeastrum and Common Spindle 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 Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.