Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Asia
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Types
Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy
Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
390
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Black
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular 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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
Fertilize when new
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Deer resistant
Flowers
-
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
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Food Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
SPINACIA oleracea
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Spinach
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
पालक
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Spinat
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
Épinards
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Espinacas
Hippeastrum
In Greek
Σπανάκι
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
Espinafre
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Szpinak
Hippeastrum
In Latin
Spinach
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Spinacia
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Anserineae
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Subfamily
Chenopodioideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
80090
1
27800
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