Sweet Almond

Hippeastrum

About Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum

Sweet Almond

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Northern Africa, Western Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Bitter Almonds, Chinese Almonds, Green Almonds

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-88-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm30.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

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

Neutral

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

Drought

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water Deeply

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-12-12 amounts

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Almond brownline and decline, Almond kernel shrivel, Alternaria Leaf Spot, Hull rot

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

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

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

Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea, Swelling in mouth

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

Acne, Blackheads, Good for skin, Moisturizing, Prevents greying of hair

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

Antiemetic, Antitumor, Emollient, Nutritive, Pectoral

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Blended with water to make almond milk, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for making dark grey to green dye, Used for producing cooking oil

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS dulcis

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Almond, Sweet Almond

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा बादाम

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Süße Mandel

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Amande douce

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Almendra dulce

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet Almond

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Amêndoas doces

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkich migdałów

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Almond Pulchra

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Amygdaleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA90

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum? We provide you with everything About Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum. Sweet Almond doesn't have thorns and Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Almond does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Almond has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea and Swelling in mouth and Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea and Swelling in mouth. 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 Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum

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

Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Almond height is 760.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Sweet Almond flower color: White and Light Pink
Sweet Almond leaf color: Light Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum

Care of Sweet Almond and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Almond pruning is done Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Almond 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.