Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa
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Types
Matthiola incana
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
2090
0
40000
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Habitat
By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm30.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
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
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Fungal Diseases, Slugs
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
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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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
MATTHIOLA incana
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Common stock
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Garten-Levkoje
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Common stock
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Matthiola incana
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Common stock
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Matthiola incana
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Common stock
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Matthiola incana
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Asparagales
Family
Brassicaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Matthiola
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
5090
1
27800
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