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Hippeastrum
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Brazil
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Types

Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Amaryllis

Number of Varieties

7090
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-158-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.32 cm30.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Deer resistant

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
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

Facts

Flowers

-
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

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects, Wildlife
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Pollen
poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

Common Name

Bloodleaf, Herbst's bloodleaf
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant
HIPPEASTRUM

In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze
HIPPEASTRUM

In French

Feuillesang Plante
HIPPEASTRUM

In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta
Hippeastrum

In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών
Hippeastrum

In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta
HIPPEASTRUM

In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin
Hippeastrum

In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf
Hippeastrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Asparagales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Iresine
Amaryllis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Gomphreneae
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Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

7090
1 27800
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Difference Between Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum

If you are confused whether Bloodleaf or Hippeastrum are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bloodleaf are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, whereas for Hippeastrum fertilizers required are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Requires high amount of nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bloodleaf is whereas of Hippeastrum is . Bloodleaf has beauty benefits as follows: while Hippeastrum has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bloodleaf vs Hippeastrum

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bloodleaf vs Hippeastrum and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bloodleaf are Pollen whereas of Hippeastrum have poisonous if ingested respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bloodleaf has no showy fruits and Hippeastrum has no showy fruits. Also Bloodleaf is not flowering and Hippeastrum is not flowering . You can compare Bloodleaf and Hippeastrum facts and facts of other plants too.