Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Texas
Types
Amaryllis
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Number of Varieties
9045
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm60.96 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm30.48 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
White, Blue, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oblanceolate to oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Fertile, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
Bluebonnet Plant
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
Bluebonnet Plante
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
Planta bluebonnet
In Greek
Hippeastrum
Bluebonnet φυτών
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
Bluebonnet de Plantas
In Polish
Hippeastrum
Bluebonnet roślin
In Latin
Hippeastrum
Planta Bluebonnet
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Fabales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Lupinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Genisteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
90200
1
27800
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