Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World, Pandemic
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
-
Tiger lily, Columbia lily, Woody lily
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden
meadows, Shady Edge, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Brown
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Deers, Insects, Moths
Allergy
-
Headache
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Tonic
Cough, Fever, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Bulbs, Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used in biomass
Can be made into a herbal tea, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquilinum
LILIUM canadense
Common Name
Bracken, brake, common bracken
Meadow lily
In Hindi
bracken
कनाडा लिली
In German
Adlerfarn
Kanada Lily
In French
fougère
Lily Canada
In Spanish
helecho
Kanada Lily
In Greek
φτέρη
Kanada Lily
In Portuguese
samambaia
Kanada Lily
In Polish
orlica
Kanada Lily
In Latin
bracken
Canada Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Liliales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Pteridium
Lilium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lilieae
Subfamily
-
Lilioideae
Number of Species
1110
1
27800
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