Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
-
World, Pandemic
Types
Amaryllis
Marchantia polymorpha montivagans, Marchantia polymorpha polymorpha, Marchantia polymorpha ruderalis
Number of Varieties
903
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Boggy areas, Fens, stream banks, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-111-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.10 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Lime Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Disc 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
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
-
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
-
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
-
Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Fusarium root rot, Pythium rot, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
gallstones, Hepatitis, Jaundice, Liver problems, Menopause problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
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
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Marchantia polymorpha
Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
Common liverwort, umbrella liverwort
In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM
marchantia
In German
HIPPEASTRUM
marchantia
In French
HIPPEASTRUM
marchantia
In Spanish
Hippeastrum
Marchantia
In Greek
Hippeastrum
Marchantia
In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM
Marchantia
In Polish
Hippeastrum
Marchantia
In Latin
Hippeastrum
Squalus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Hepaticophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Hepaticopsida
Order
Asparagales
Marchantiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Marchantiaceae
Genus
Amaryllis
Marchantia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Marchantioideae
Number of Species
9025
1
27800
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