Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus
Origin
Asia, Europe
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
American Lily of the Valley, European Lily of the Valley, Japanese Lily of the valley.
Trichocereus pachanoi
Number of Varieties
2015
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, Broad-Leaved Forests, coppices, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest margins, Ridges, Rocky Ridges
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bell Shaped
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Part sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aureobasidium leaf spot, Foliar nematode, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust, Southern blight
Bacterial soft rot, bees, Fungal Diseases, Mealy bugs, Scale, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Insects
Allergy
Headache, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff, Skin inflammation, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Chest pain, Swelling
antimicrobial, Cardiac, High blood pressure, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Stem
Other Uses
Air freshner, Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Convallaria majalis
Trichocereus pachanoi
Common Name
Lily of the Valley
Trichocereus
In Hindi
कामुदिनी
Trichocereus
In German
Maiglöckchen
Trichocereus
In French
Lily of the Valley
Trichocereus
In Spanish
Lirio de los valles
Trichocereus
In Greek
Κρίνος της κοιλάδας
Trichocereus
In Portuguese
Lírio do Vale
Trichocereus
In Polish
Lilia doliny
Trichocereus
In Latin
Lílium convállium
Trichocereus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Convallaria
Echinopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Trichocereeae
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1128
1
27800
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