Cucumber

Spider lily

About Cucumber and Spider lily

Cucumber

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Southern Asia

China, Korea

Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

3140

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Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-85-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-3

Sunset Zone

A3, H1, H2, 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

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

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Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm22.90 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Throat itching

drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Bulbs

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Cucumber

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

खीरा

Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Gurke

Spinnenlilien

In French

concombre

Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Pepino

Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

αγγούρι

Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

pepino

Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

ogórek

Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

cucumeris

Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Liliales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

380

1 27800

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Properties of Cucumber and Spider lily

Wondering what are the properties of Cucumber and Spider lily? We provide you with everything About Cucumber and Spider lily. Cucumber doesn't have thorns and Spider lily doesn't have thorns. Also Cucumber does not have fragrant flowers. Cucumber has allergic reactions like Throat itching and Spider lily has allergic reactions like Throat itching. 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 Cucumber and Spider lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Spider lily

Season and care of Cucumber and Spider lily is important to know. While considering everything about Cucumber and Spider lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cucumber season is Summer and Fall and Spider lily season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cucumber is Loam and for Spider lily is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cucumber is Neutral and for Spider lily is Acidic, Neutral.

Cucumber and Spider lily Physical Information

Cucumber and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Spider lily are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Cucumber and Spider lily

Care of Cucumber and Spider lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cucumber pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Spider lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cucumber needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.