Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
590
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
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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
40.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Deer resistant
Flowers
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Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
meadow barley
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Wiese Gerste
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
orge prairie
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
cebada prado
Hippeastrum
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
cevada prado
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Hippeastrum
In Latin
pratum hordei
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1090
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27800
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