Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
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South America, Brazil
Types
Amaryllis
Cattleya orchid, Cattleya bicolor
Number of Varieties
9030
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40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1111-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm61.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Pink, Magenta, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs watering once a week, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, 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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
CATTLEYA amethystoglossa
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Cattleya, Corsage Orchid
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
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In German
HIPPEASTRUM
Cattleya
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
Cattleya
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
Cattleya
In Greek
Hippeastrum
Cattleya
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
Cattleya
In Polish
Hippeastrum
Cattleya
In Latin
Hippeastrum
Oncidium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Chrysobalanus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
90113
1
27800
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