Potato

Hippeastrum

About Potato and Hippeastrum

Potato

Hippeastrum

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

South America, Chile

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Amaryllis

Number of Varieties

400090

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-3

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm30.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

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

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

In Hindi

आलू

HIPPEASTRUM

In German

Kartoffel

HIPPEASTRUM

In French

Pomme de terre

HIPPEASTRUM

In Spanish

Patata

Hippeastrum

In Greek

Πατάτα

Hippeastrum

In Portuguese

Batata

HIPPEASTRUM

In Polish

Ziemniak

Hippeastrum

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Hippeastrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Asparagales

Family

Solanaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Solanum

Amaryllis

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

140090

1 27800

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Properties of Potato and Hippeastrum

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Hippeastrum? We provide you with everything About Potato and Hippeastrum. Potato doesn't have thorns and Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting. 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 Potato and Hippeastrum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Hippeastrum

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

Potato and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Potato and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Potato and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Potato and Hippeastrum

Care of Potato and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potato 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.