Wedding Cake Tree

Hippeastrum

About Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum

Wedding Cake Tree

Hippeastrum

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

1,070.00 cm

Rank: 38 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

30.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

19% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering during dry weather

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

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

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew

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

✔ ✘

46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

Not Available

✔ ✘

1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Bulb Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

4% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

58% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

49% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

74% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

56% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiphlogistic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

39% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORNUS controversa

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wedding Cake Tree

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Hochzeitstorte Baum

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pastel de bodas del árbol

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore do bolo de casamento

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Wedding Cake Drzewo

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

MUSTACEUM ligno

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cornales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cornaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Cornus

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cornoideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Wedding Cake Tree and Hazelnut

Wedding Cake Tree and Pacific Dogwood

Wedding Cake Tree and Cornelian Cherry

» More

More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum

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

Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum

Care of Wedding Cake Tree and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wedding Cake Tree pruning is done No pruning needed and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wedding Cake Tree 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.