Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
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Types
Ornamental Grass
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
204
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
8-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Borers, 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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin irritation
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Orientalische Lilie
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
lirio oriental
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Oriental Lily
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
1108
1
27800
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