Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Texas, Mexico
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
-90
0
40000
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Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-138-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 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
Pink
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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
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
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Deer resistant
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
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Part of Plant Used
wax
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
wax plant
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Candelilla
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
candelilla
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
candelilla
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
candelilla
Hippeastrum
In Greek
candelilla
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
candelilla
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
candelilla
Hippeastrum
In Latin
candelilla
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Asparagales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
-90
1
27800
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