Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
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Mexico
Types
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Sringar, Mexican Single, Pearl
Number of Varieties
44
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Tropical regions
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-87-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
11-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
From bulbs, From Rhizomes
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
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mites, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, 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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin inflammation
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Making Perfumes, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
POLIANTHES tuberosa
Common Name
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
Tuberose
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल लिली
रजनीगंधा
In German
Orientalische Lilie
Tuberose
In French
Lily Oriental
Tubéreuse
In Spanish
lirio oriental
nardo
In Greek
Oriental Lily
Τουμπερόζα
In Portuguese
Lily Oriental
Tuberosa
In Polish
Oriental Lily
Tuberoza
In Latin
Oriental Lily
Tuberose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Lilium
Polianthes
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lilieae
-
Subfamily
Lilioideae
-
Number of Species
10812
1
27800
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