Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
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Texas, Mexico
Types
Amaryllis
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Number of Varieties
90-
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant
Dry Conditions
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
wax
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
wax plant
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
Candelilla
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
candelilla
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
candelilla
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
candelilla
In Greek
Hippeastrum
candelilla
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
candelilla
In Polish
Hippeastrum
candelilla
In Latin
Hippeastrum
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Euphorbiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
90-
1
27800
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