Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
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Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
890
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-68-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Dermatitis
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Schwarz Fichte
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Noir Épicéa
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Picea
Amaryllis
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
3590
1
27800
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