Hippeastrum

Gillyflower

About Hippeastrum and Gillyflower

Hippeastrum

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Not Available

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.10 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hippeastrum

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

Hippeastrum

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Hippeastrum

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Hippeastrum

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Amaryllis

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

90NA

1 27800

Properties of Hippeastrum and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Gillyflower

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

Hippeastrum and Gillyflower Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Gillyflower are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Hippeastrum and Gillyflower

Care of Hippeastrum and Gillyflower 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 Gillyflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gillyflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.