Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Tiger lily, Columbia lily, Woody lily
Ceiba casearia, Bombax pentandrum
Number of Varieties
410
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woods
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-89-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Red, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Palmate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune when young, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers, Insects, Moths
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Headache
Headache, Pulmonary oedema, Respiratory distress, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin tone, Making cosmetics, Moisturizing, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds
Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Root, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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✔
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Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
LILIUM canadense
Ceiba pentandra
Common Name
Meadow lily
Cotton Tree, Red Kapok, Red-silk-cotton Tree
In Hindi
कनाडा लिली
सफ़ेद सेमल / शाल्मली
In German
Kanada Lily
Kapok baum
In French
Lily Canada
Fromager
In Spanish
Kanada Lily
Ceiba
In Greek
Kanada Lily
Ceiba
In Portuguese
Kanada Lily
Mafumeira
In Polish
Kanada Lily
Puchowiec pięciopręcikowy
In Latin
Canada Lily
Ceiba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Liliaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Lilium
Ceiba
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lilieae
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Subfamily
Lilioideae
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Number of Species
1010
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27800
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