Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northern Africa, Western Asia
China, Korea
Types
Phoenix dactylifera
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
250140
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Semi desert
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-125-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
152.00 cm50.80 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Silver
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, anti-inflammatory, constipation, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients, Weight loss
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bulbs
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PHOENIX dactylifera
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Date Palm
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
खजूर
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Dattelpalme
Spinnenlilien
In French
Palmier dattier
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Palmera datilera
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Χουρμαδιά
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
palma de tâmara
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Data Palm
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Date Palm
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Arecales
Liliales
Family
Arecaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Phoenix
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Phoeniceae
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Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
26080
1
27800
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