Lily

Blue Flax

About Lily and Blue Flax

Lily

Blue Flax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm45.72 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm45.72 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze

Blue, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green, Sandy Brown

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Lily Beetle

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LILIUM

LINUM perenne

7.2 Common Name

Lily

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

7.2.1 In Hindi

लिली

Blue Flax Plant

7.2.2 In German

Lilie

Blaue Flachspflanze

7.2.3 In French

Lis

Bleu lin Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lirio

Planta de lino azul

7.2.5 In Greek

Κρίνος

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lírio

Planta do linho azul

7.2.7 In Polish

Lilia

Niebieski roślin lnu

7.2.8 In Latin

lilium

Blue linum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Linales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Linaceae

8.6 Genus

Lilium

Linum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Lilieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Lilioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

109NA

1 27800

Properties of Lily and Blue Flax

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

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Season and Care of Lily and Blue Flax

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

Lily and Blue Flax Physical Information

Lily and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Lily height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Lily and Blue Flax are as follows:

Lily flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy and Bronze
Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Lily and Blue Flax

Care of Lily and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lily pruning is done Prune in early spring, Prune in fall and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.