Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
-
Mexico, Central America
Types
Amaryllis
-
Number of Varieties
9030
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Summer, Fall
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
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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 ocassionally
Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Black Spot, 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
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
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
Lycaste Orchid
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Hippeastrum
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Hippeastrum
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Hippeastrum
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
9031
1
27800
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