Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

About Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker

Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

tropical environments

Damp shores, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-116-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm111.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.10 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Light Pink

Orange, Orange Red

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, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

poisonous if ingested

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

7.2 Common Name

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

7.2.1 In Hindi

HIPPEASTRUM

Red Hot Poker

7.2.2 In German

HIPPEASTRUM

Red Hot Poker

7.2.3 In French

HIPPEASTRUM

Red Hot Poker

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

7.2.5 In Greek

Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

7.2.6 In Portuguese

HIPPEASTRUM

Red Hot Pôquer

7.2.7 In Polish

Hippeastrum

Red Hot Poker

7.2.8 In Latin

Hippeastrum

Hot Rubrum Poker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Amaryllis

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Asphodeloideae

8.10 Number of Species

9072

1 27800

Properties of Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker

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

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Season and Care of Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker

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

Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker Physical Information

Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker physical information is very important for comparison. Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm whereas Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker are as follows:

Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker

Care of Hippeastrum and Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.