Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western Europe, Mediterranean
China, Korea
Types
Lodden Blue, Royal Velvet,Sachet,Sharon Roberts,Mitchem Gray
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
16140
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, Well Drained
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
10-3
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Lavender
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
cuckoo spot, Gray mold, Red blotch
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation, Vomiting
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Formal Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Beautiful Skin, Good Cleanser, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Perfumes
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Appetizer, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs
Other Uses
Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, For making oil for cosmetics, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as a condiment, Used as a flavouring in food
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LAVANDULA angustifolia 'Munstead'
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
English Lavender, Munstead Lavender
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Lavandula angustifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Echter Lavendel
Spinnenlilien
In French
Lavandula angustifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Lavandula angustifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Lavandula angustifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Lavandula angustifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Lawenda wąskolistna
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Lavandyla angystifolia
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Lamiales
Liliales
Family
Lamiaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Lavandula
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lavanduleae
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Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
3980
1
27800
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