Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
Amaryllis
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Number of Varieties
9018
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Forest edges, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-4
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm25.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Lung shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Adequately
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Powdery mildew, Slugs
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
Lungwort
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
Lungenkraut
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
pulmonaire
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
Lungwort
In Greek
Hippeastrum
Lungwort
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
pulmonária
In Polish
Hippeastrum
płucnik
In Latin
Hippeastrum
Lungwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Ascomycetes
Order
Asparagales
Peltigerales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Pulmonaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Boragineae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Boraginoideae
Number of Species
9018
1
27800
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