Shooting Star

Hippeastrum

About Shooting Star and Hippeastrum

Shooting Star

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

30.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

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, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

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, Pot

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

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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

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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

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shooting Star and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Hippeastrum

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

Shooting Star and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Shooting Star and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Shooting Star and Hippeastrum

Care of Shooting Star and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Shooting Star 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.