Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Canada
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
590
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
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Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
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Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
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Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Whitebark Pine
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Pinus
Amaryllis
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
590
1
27800
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