Lily

Sweet Alyssum

About Lily and Sweet Alyssum

Lily

Sweet Alyssum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia

Mediterranean, Canary Islands

1.4 Types

White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley

Annual

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

11 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow green, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

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

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

Medium

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

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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

Showy

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics

Not Available

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

Antiscrophulatic, Astringent, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LILIUM

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2 Common Name

Lily

Pastel Carpet Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum

7.2.1 In Hindi

लिली

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2.2 In German

Lilie

lobularia maritima

7.2.3 In French

Lis

Lobularia maritima

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lirio

maritima Lobularia

7.2.5 In Greek

Κρίνος

LOBULARIA maritima

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lírio

Lobularia maritima

7.2.7 In Polish

Lilia

Lobularia maritima

7.2.8 In Latin

lilium

maritima Lobularia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Lilium

Lobularia

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 Sweet Alyssum

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

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Season and Care of Lily and Sweet Alyssum

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

Lily and Sweet Alyssum Physical Information

Lily and Sweet Alyssum physical information is very important for comparison. Lily height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sweet Alyssum height is 5.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Lily and Sweet Alyssum 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
Sweet Alyssum flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach and Lavender
Sweet Alyssum leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Lily and Sweet Alyssum

Care of Lily and Sweet Alyssum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lily pruning is done Prune in early spring, Prune in fall and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sweet Alyssum pruning is done 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 Sweet Alyssum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.