Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Middle Africa
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Types
Arusha, Caturra, Charrieriana
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Number of Varieties
4010
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Well Drained
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
365.76 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs high amount of water, Needs Very high moisture, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinching, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Half strength liquid fertilizer every other week, Weak liquid fertilizer throughout the growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
-
Full Sun
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Insects, pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
allergic reaction
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser, Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Headache, Migraines, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Beans
Bulbs
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as an ingredient in coffee, Used for its medicinal properties
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Alpine, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
COFFEA arabica
LYCORIS
Common Name
Arabian Coffee plant
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
Arabian Coffee Plant
surprise lily
In German
Arabian Kaffeepflanze
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Arabian Usine Café
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
Planta del café Arábiga
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
Ο αραβικός καφές Φυτών
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Planta do café Arábica
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Arabian Coffee roślin
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
Planta Arabs Coffee
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Asparagales
Family
Rubiaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Coffea
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Coffeeae
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Subfamily
Ixoroideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
10010
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27800
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