Hippeastrum

Polka Dot Plant

About Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant

Hippeastrum

Polka Dot Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.10 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Reduce watering in winter

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Unknown

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

HYPOESTES phyllostachya

7.2 Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

Polka dot plant

7.2.2 In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Tupfen-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Polka dot usine de

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hippeastrum

Planta de lunares

7.2.5 In Greek

Hippeastrum

Φυτό πουά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Planta bolinhas

7.2.7 In Polish

Hippeastrum

Grochy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Hippeastrum

Facies dot herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Amaryllis

Hypoestes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ruellieae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

90NA

1 27800

Properties of Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant

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

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant

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

Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Polka Dot Plant height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Polka Dot Plant flower color: Lavender
Polka Dot Plant leaf color: White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink and Rose

Care of Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant

Care of Hippeastrum and Polka Dot Plant 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 Polka Dot Plant 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 Polka Dot Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.