Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Russia/Siberia
South America
Types
Shrub
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-8
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
-
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
peruvian daffodil
In German
Mikrobiota
peruvian daffodil
In French
microbiote
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
microbiota
Pamianthe
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
microbiota
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
mikroflory
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Microbiota
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Cupressaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Pamianthe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Clinantheae
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
140
1
27800
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