Irisine

Hippeastrum

About Irisine and Hippeastrum

Irisine

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

15NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-128-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Matte

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

Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Iresine

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Iresine

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Iresine

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Iresine

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Iresine

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Iresine

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Iresine

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Iresine

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Iresine

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

2590

1 27800

Properties of Irisine and Hippeastrum

Wondering what are the properties of Irisine and Hippeastrum? We provide you with everything About Irisine and Hippeastrum. Irisine doesn't have thorns and Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns. Also Irisine does not have fragrant flowers. Irisine has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Irisine and Hippeastrum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Irisine and Hippeastrum

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

Irisine and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Irisine and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Irisine and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Irisine and Hippeastrum

Care of Irisine and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.