Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
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Central America, Mexico
Types
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Tropical regions
Floodplains, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-87-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Asthma
Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
MELOTHRIA scabra
Common Name
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल लिली
Mousemelon
In German
Orientalische Lilie
Maus Melone
In French
Lily Oriental
Mousemelon
In Spanish
lirio oriental
Mousemelon
In Greek
Oriental Lily
πεπόνι ποντίκι
In Portuguese
Lily Oriental
melão rato
In Polish
Oriental Lily
mysz melona
In Latin
Oriental Lily
mouse melon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cucurbitales
Family
Liliaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Lilium
Cucumis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lilieae
Melothrieae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
10850
1
27800
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