Red Buckeye

Hippeastrum

About Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum

Red Buckeye

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

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, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

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

Hummingbirds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Red Buckeye

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Buckeye

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Red Buckeye

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Red Buckeye

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Buckeye

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Buckeye

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Hippocastanaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Aesculus

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA90

1 27800

Properties of Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum

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

Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Buckeye and Hippeastrum

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