Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Turkey, Iran, Western Asia
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Types
Apple Mint, Basil Mint, Ginger Mint
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Number of Varieties
60010
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40000
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Habitat
Banks, Near organic waste disposal, Roadsides, Stream side
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, 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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Anaesthesia, Irritation to urinary tract
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bulbs
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
NEPETA mussinii
LYCORIS
Common Name
Catmint
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
कटमींट
surprise lily
In German
Katzenminze
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Catmint
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
catmint
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
catmint
surprise lily
In Portuguese
nêveda
surpresa lírio
In Polish
catmint
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
nepetae mixtam
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Lamiaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Nepeta
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Nepeteae
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Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
110
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27800
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