Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
290
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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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
Globe shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
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
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Showy
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Sina
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Sina
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Sina
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Sina
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Sina
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Sina
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Sina
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Sina
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
Family
Cactaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
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Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
-90
1
27800
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