Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley
Number of Varieties
100110
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Lily Beetle
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
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Allergy
Irritation to stomach
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
LILIUM
Common Name
Celery
Lily
In Hindi
अजवायन
लिली
In German
Sellerie
Lilie
In French
Céleri
Lis
In Spanish
Apio
Lirio
In Greek
Σέλινο
Κρίνος
In Portuguese
Aipo
Lírio
In Polish
Seler
Lilia
In Latin
apium
lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Liliales
Family
Apiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Apium
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Apieae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Apioideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
1109
1
27800
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