Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
Types
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley
Vicia faba
Number of Varieties
1102
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40000
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Habitat
-
Cropland, Farms, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, 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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Does not require lot of watering, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Lily Beetle
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a laxative, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
LILIUM
VICIA faba
Common Name
Lily
Fava Bean, Bell Bean, English Bean, Pigeon Bean, Horse Bean
In Hindi
लिली
faba बीन
In German
Lilie
Ackerbohne
In French
Lis
féverole
In Spanish
Lirio
haba
In Greek
Κρίνος
faba φασόλι
In Portuguese
Lírio
faba feijão
In Polish
Lilia
bobik
In Latin
lilium
faba Bean
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lilium
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lilieae
Vicieae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
10918
1
27800
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