Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
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Types
Quercus lyrata
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
590
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, gardens, Hardwood forests, Roadsides, Woodlands
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,680.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Light Green
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sienna
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
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
Does not require lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Red blotch
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
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
Dysentry, Haemorrhages
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Part of Plant Used
Bark
Flowers
Other Uses
Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
QUERCUS lyrata
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Overcup Oak
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Overcup ओक
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Overcup Oak
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Overcup Oak
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Overcup Roble
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Overcup Oak
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Overcup Oak
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Overcup Dąb
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Oryza
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Asparagales
Family
Fagaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Quercus
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
190
1
27800
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