Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
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Asia, Europe
Types
Plectranthus barbatus
American Lily of the Valley, European Lily of the Valley, Japanese Lily of the valley.
Number of Varieties
6020
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40000
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Habitat
-
Banks, Broad-Leaved Forests, coppices, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest margins, Ridges, Rocky Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm6.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Bell Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Part sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Moist
Moist, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Moist
Moist, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Damp
-
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Part sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after harvesting, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Anthracnose, Aureobasidium leaf spot, Foliar nematode, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust, Southern blight
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Headache, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
Chest pain, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Air freshner, Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
Convallaria majalis
Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Lily of the Valley
In Hindi
पत्थरचूर
कामुदिनी
In German
Harfensträucher
Maiglöckchen
In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Lily of the Valley
In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Lirio de los valles
In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
Κρίνος της κοιλάδας
In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Lírio do Vale
In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Lilia doliny
In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Lílium convállium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Lamiaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Coleus
Convallaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
2101
1
27800
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