Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants
Origin
South America
North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Types
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Cristata, Plumosa, Spicata
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-101-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
9-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Y-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Offsets
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
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Botanical Name
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
CELOSIA argentea
Common Name
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
Celosia
In Hindi
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
In German
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
In French
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
In Spanish
Pamianthe
Celosia
In Greek
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
In Portuguese
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
In Polish
peruvian daffodil
celosia
In Latin
peruvian daffodil
Celosia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Pamianthe
Celosia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Clinantheae
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
4011
1
27800
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