Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Australia
Types
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Number of Varieties
1102
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40000
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Habitat
-
open forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval/Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm530.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm530.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Prune after flowering
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Lily Beetle
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
LILIUM
Acacia retinodes
Common Name
Lily
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
In Hindi
लिली
Silver Wattle
In German
Lilie
Silver Wattle
In French
Lis
Mimosa d'été
In Spanish
Lirio
acacia amarilla
In Greek
Κρίνος
ασήμι μιμόζα
In Portuguese
Lírio
Acacia retinodes
In Polish
Lilia
Silver Wattle
In Latin
lilium
Silver Wattle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Liliaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lilium
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lilieae
-
Subfamily
Lilioideae
-
Number of Species
109950
1
27800
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