Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
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Types
common pear
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
190
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, moist forests
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm30.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
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, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Wood
Flowers
Other Uses
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Seckel Pear
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Kultur-Birne
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Poirier commun
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
peral europeo, peral común
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Seckel Pear
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Seckel Pear
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Grusza pospolita
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Seckel Pear
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
5090
1
27800
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