Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
1090
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40000
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Habitat
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tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-108-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
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Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
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Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Amaryllis
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
10090
1
27800
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