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About Oriental Lily and Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
China, Japan  
-  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Oriental White Pink Oriental Light Pink Oriental Red Oriental  

Number of Varieties
1500  
12
4  
99+

Habitat
Warmer regions  
gardens, Tropical regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
8-1  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
38.10 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Pink, Magenta, Rose  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Green, Pink, Red  
Green, Sandy Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Heart-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
No  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies, Hummingbirds  

Allergy
Cyanide poisoning  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Bouquets  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border  
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA  
LILIUM 'Acapulco'  

Common Name
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
ओरिएंटल लिली  

In German
Bambus  
Orientalische Lilie  

In French
Bambou  
Lily Oriental  

In Spanish
Bambú  
lirio oriental  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
Oriental Lily  

In Portuguese
bambu  
Lily Oriental  

In Polish
Bambus  
Oriental Lily  

In Latin
Bamboo  
Oriental Lily  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
-  

Class
Liliopsida  
-  

Order
Poales  
Liliales  

Family
Poaceae  
Liliaceae  

Genus
Acidosasa  
Lilium  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Monocots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
Lilieae  

Subfamily
Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae  
Lilioideae  

Number of Species
1400  
19
108  
99+

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Properties of Bamboo and Oriental Lily

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Oriental Lily? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Oriental Lily. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Oriental Lily doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Oriental Lily has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Oriental Lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Oriental Lily

Season and care of Bamboo and Oriental Lily is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Oriental Lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Oriental Lily season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Oriental Lily is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Oriental Lily is Neutral.

Bamboo and Oriental Lily Physical Information

Bamboo and Oriental Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Oriental Lily height is 38.10 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Oriental Lily are as follows:

Care of Bamboo and Oriental Lily

Care of Bamboo and Oriental Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Oriental Lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Oriental Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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