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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
-  
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia  

Types
Amaryllis  
-  

Number of Varieties
90  
99+
2  

Habitat
tropical environments  
Woodland Garden Canopy  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11  
9-10  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
10-1  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
38.10 cm  
99+
910.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.10 cm  
99+
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink  
Brown, Tan  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Brown  
Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Green, Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Deer resistant  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
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, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth  

Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Birds  

Allergy
poisonous if ingested  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Bark  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens  
Used in Furniture  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'  
PINUS halepensis  

Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum  
Aleppo Pine  

In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM  
हैलाब पाइन  

In German
HIPPEASTRUM  
Aleppo-Kiefern  

In French
HIPPEASTRUM  
pin d'Alep  

In Spanish
Hippeastrum  
Pino carrasco  

In Greek
Hippeastrum  
χαλεπίου πεύκης  

In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM  
Aleppo Pine  

In Polish
Hippeastrum  
sosny Aleppo  

In Latin
Hippeastrum  
triumphabit Pine  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
-  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Asparagales  
Pinales  

Family
Amaryllidaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Amaryllis  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae  
Scolytinae  

Number of Species
90  
99+
20  

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Difference Between Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine

If you are confused whether Hippeastrum or Aleppo Pine 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 Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Hippeastrum are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Requires high amount of nitrogen, whereas for Aleppo Pine fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine 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 Hippeastrum is whereas of Aleppo Pine is . Hippeastrum has beauty benefits as follows: while Aleppo Pine has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Hippeastrum vs Aleppo Pine

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 Hippeastrum vs Aleppo Pine 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 Hippeastrum are poisonous if ingested whereas of Aleppo Pine have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hippeastrum has no showy fruits and Aleppo Pine has no showy fruits. Also Hippeastrum is not flowering and Aleppo Pine is not flowering . You can compare Hippeastrum and Aleppo Pine facts and facts of other plants too.

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