Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
190
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
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Sunset Zone
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut leaves after fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Cough, Respiratory Disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used for aromatherapy
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS dulcis 'Carmel'
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Almond
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
बादाम
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Mandel
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Amande
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Almendra
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Αμύγδαλο
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Amêndoa
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Migdałowy
Hippeastrum
In Latin
amygdalus, impinguabitur locusta
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Prunus
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
5090
1
27800
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