Blue Lotus

Surprise Lily

About Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily

Blue Lotus

Surprise Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland, Ponds

Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

80.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Orange, Yellow

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Broadly Ovate

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, White bugs

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Diabetes, Nausea

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Bulbs

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

bulb used as starch

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nymphaea caerulea

LYCORIS

7.2 Common Name

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू लोटस

surprise lily

7.2.2 In German

Blue Lotus

Überraschung Lilie

7.2.3 In French

Blue Lotus

Lycoris squamigera

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Lotus

Lycoris squamigera

7.2.5 In Greek

Blue Lotus

surprise lily

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Lotus

surpresa lírio

7.2.7 In Polish

Blue Lotus

niespodzianka lilia

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Lotus

surprise lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Lycoris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily? We provide you with everything About Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily. Blue Lotus doesn't have thorns and Surprise Lily doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Lotus does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Lotus has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Nausea and Surprise Lily has allergic reactions like Diabetes and Nausea. 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 Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily

Season and care of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Lotus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Surprise Lily season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Lotus is Clay, Loam and for Surprise Lily is Not Available while the PH of soil for Blue Lotus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Surprise Lily is Not Available.

Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily Physical Information

Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Surprise Lily height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily are as follows:

Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Surprise Lily flower color: White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender and Ivory
Surprise Lily leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily

Care of Blue Lotus and Surprise Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Lotus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Surprise Lily pruning is done Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Surprise Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.