Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
Amaryllis
Abutilon
Number of Varieties
9045
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Pink, Peach
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green, Ivory
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth, 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
20-20-20 amount
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Abutilon mosaic virus, Aphids, Beetles, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant
-
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, Flying insects, Hummingbirds
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, small hedge, Used as an interior landscaping species
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
ABUTILON 'Savitzii'
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
flowering maple
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
Schönmalve
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
érable floraison
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
arce de floración
In Greek
Hippeastrum
ανθοφορία σφενδάμου
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
de bordo florescimento
In Polish
Hippeastrum
klon kwitnienia
In Latin
Hippeastrum
Abutilon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Malvales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Abutilon
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Rosids
Tribe
-
Malveae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Malvoideae
Number of Species
90200
1
27800
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