Rain Lily

Chinese Chives

About Rain Lily and Chinese Chives

Rain Lily

Chinese Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Southern Asia, China

1.4 Types

it is a type of lily

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-10

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.30 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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10.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan, Black

Tan, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, From bulbs

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a moth repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco

ALLIUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily

Chinese Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

वर्षा लिली

Chinese Chives

7.2.2 In German

regen-Lilie

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

pluie Lily

Ciboule de Chine

7.2.4 In Spanish

lirio de la lluvia

Allium tuberosum

7.2.5 In Greek

βροχή Lily

Chinese Chives

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lily chuva

Allium tuberosum

7.2.7 In Polish

deszcz Lily

Chinese Chives

7.2.8 In Latin

Pluvia lilium

Chinese Chives

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Zephyranthes

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Hippeastreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives? We provide you with everything About Rain Lily and Chinese Chives. Rain Lily doesn't have thorns and Chinese Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Rain Lily does not have fragrant flowers. Rain Lily has allergic reactions like Not Available and Chinese Chives has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives

Season and care of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives is important to know. While considering everything about Rain Lily and Chinese Chives Care, growing season is an essential factor. Rain Lily season is Spring and Winter and Chinese Chives season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Rain Lily is Loam, Sand and for Chinese Chives is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Rain Lily is Acidic, Neutral and for Chinese Chives is Neutral.

Rain Lily and Chinese Chives Physical Information

Rain Lily and Chinese Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Rain Lily height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives are as follows:

Rain Lily flower color: White
Rain Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green

Care of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives

Care of Rain Lily and Chinese Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Rain Lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead branches and Chinese Chives pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Rain Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.