Surprise Lily

Northern Sea Oats

About Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats

Surprise Lily

Northern Sea Oats

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Grass

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Turtlehead, Leadwort, Aster

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge

bottomlands, Thickets, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 -5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory

Brown, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Lemon yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gold, Tan, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Divison, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Not Found

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

Rodents

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

bulb used as starch

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYCORIS

CHASMANTHIUM latifolium

7.2 Common Name

Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily

Indian Woodoats, Northern Sea Oats

7.2.1 In Hindi

surprise lily

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.2 In German

Überraschung Lilie

Northern Seehafer

7.2.3 In French

Lycoris squamigera

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lycoris squamigera

Avena del mar del Norte

7.2.5 In Greek

surprise lily

Βόρεια Θάλασσα Βρώμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

surpresa lírio

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.7 In Polish

niespodzianka lilia

Północna część Morza Owies

7.2.8 In Latin

surprise lily

Avene mari septentrionali

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Lycoris

Uniola

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chasmanthieae

8.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats

Wondering what are the properties of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats? We provide you with everything About Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats. Surprise Lily doesn't have thorns and Northern Sea Oats doesn't have thorns. Also Surprise Lily does not have fragrant flowers. Surprise Lily has allergic reactions like Unknown and Northern Sea Oats has allergic reactions like Unknown. 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 Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats

Season and care of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats is important to know. While considering everything about Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats Care, growing season is an essential factor. Surprise Lily season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Northern Sea Oats season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Surprise Lily is Not Available and for Northern Sea Oats is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Surprise Lily is Not Available and for Northern Sea Oats is Acidic, Neutral.

Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats Physical Information

Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats physical information is very important for comparison. Surprise Lily height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Northern Sea Oats height is 60.00 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats are as follows:

Surprise Lily flower color: White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender and Ivory
Surprise Lily leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Northern Sea Oats flower color: Brown and Green
Northern Sea Oats leaf color: Light Green

Care of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats

Care of Surprise Lily and Northern Sea Oats include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Surprise Lily pruning is done Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Northern Sea Oats pruning is done No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Surprise Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northern Sea Oats needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.