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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Vegetable  

Origin
-  
Mediterranean  

Types
Amaryllis  
Sugar Bon pea, Super Sugar Snap bean  

Number of Varieties
90  
99+
8  
99+

Habitat
tropical environments  
Fields, Loamy soils  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11  
-9999  

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  
Vining/Climbing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
38.10 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.10 cm  
99+
4.20 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink  
White, Pink, Lavender  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Brown  
Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Egg-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter  
Spring, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Deer resistant  
Dry Conditions, Salt and Soil Compaction, Variety of soil types  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs  
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Consistently  

In Spring
Moderate  
Adequately  

In Winter
Average Water  
Less Watering  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Slightly Acidic  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, 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 in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen  
Compost, fertilize in winter  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails  
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot  

Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant  
Light Frost  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
-  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
-  

Allergy
poisonous if ingested  
Diarrhea, Intestinal gas  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes  
As decorated salad  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Remove blemishes, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Very little waste  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens  
Cosmetics, Making Shampoo, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'  
PISUM sativum  

Common Name
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum  
Garden Pea  

In Hindi
HIPPEASTRUM  
चीनी मटर  

In German
HIPPEASTRUM  
Kefe  

In French
HIPPEASTRUM  
Erbse  

In Spanish
Hippeastrum  
guisante  

In Greek
Hippeastrum  
μπιζέλι  

In Portuguese
HIPPEASTRUM  
ervilha  

In Polish
Hippeastrum  
groch  

In Latin
Hippeastrum  
pea  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Asparagales  
Fabales  

Family
Amaryllidaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Amaryllis  
Pisum  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Dicotyledonous  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae  
-  

Number of Species
90  
99+
150  
99+

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Difference Between Hippeastrum and Sugar Snap Pea

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Importance of Hippeastrum and Sugar Snap Pea

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Compare Facts of Hippeastrum vs Sugar Snap Pea

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Hippeastrum vs Sugar Snap Pea and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Hippeastrum are poisonous if ingested whereas of Sugar Snap Pea have Diarrhea and Intestinal gas respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hippeastrum has no showy fruits and Sugar Snap Pea has showy fruits. Also Hippeastrum is not flowering and Sugar Snap Pea is not flowering . You can compare Hippeastrum and Sugar Snap Pea facts and facts of other plants too.

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