Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
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Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
-4
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40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrowly elliptic
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
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Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cures poisoning from fish
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BLETIA purpurea
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Candelaria, Pinepink, Purple Bletia Orchid, Sharp-petaled Bletia Orchid
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
Candelaria
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Candelaria
Orientalische Lilie
In French
Candelaria
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
Candelaria
lirio oriental
In Greek
Candelaria
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
Candelaria
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Candelaria
Oriental Lily
In Latin
Candelaria
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Orchidales
Liliales
Family
Orchidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Bletia
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Arethuseae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
-108
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27800
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