Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
South America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Salix discolor, Salix caprea, Salix chaenomeloides
Number of Varieties
32
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Deciduous forests, ditches, Roadsides, secondary forest, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
9-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Offsets
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Anodyne, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
-
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Basketary
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
SALIX caprea
Common Name
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
Goat Willow, Great Sallow, Pussy Willow
In Hindi
peruvian daffodil
pussy willow
In German
peruvian daffodil
Pussyweide
In French
peruvian daffodil
pussy willow
In Spanish
Pamianthe
cola de gato
In Greek
peruvian daffodil
ιτέα έχουσα ιούλους κατά το έαρ
In Portuguese
peruvian daffodil
salgueiro
In Polish
peruvian daffodil
Pussy Willow
In Latin
peruvian daffodil
pussy salices
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Malpighiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Pamianthe
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Clinantheae
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
40400
1
27800
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