Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruits, Trees
Origin
South America
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
31
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm900.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Offsets
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do not water excessively
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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 after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content 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
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
peruvian daffodil
कबिट
In German
peruvian daffodil
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
peruvian daffodil
Kawista
In Spanish
Pamianthe
Kawista
In Greek
peruvian daffodil
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
peruvian daffodil
Limonia
In Polish
peruvian daffodil
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
peruvian daffodil
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Sapindales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Pamianthe
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Clinantheae
Citreae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
401
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27800
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