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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub  

Origin
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia  
-  

Types
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley  
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose  

Number of Varieties
110  
99+
15  
99+

Habitat
-  
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
-  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.00 cm  
99+
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze  
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Yellow green, Sandy Brown  
Purple, Purplish Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Succulent  

Thorns
No  
-  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
-  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
-  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water  
Needs very little water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Lily Beetle  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
No  
-  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
-  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
-  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
-  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Beautification  

Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
-  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
-  

Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties  
Decoration Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LILIUM  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Common Name
Lily  
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus  

In Hindi
लिली  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In German
Lilie  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In French
Lis  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Spanish
Lirio  
Dasyacanthus echinocereus  

In Greek
Κρίνος  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Portuguese
Lírio  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Polish
Lilia  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Latin
lilium  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheobionta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Liliaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Lilium  
Echinocereus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Lilieae  
Pachycereeae  

Subfamily
Lilioideae  
Cactoideae  

Number of Species
109  
99+
30  

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Difference Between Lily and Rainbow Cactus

If you are confused whether Lily or Rainbow Cactus are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Lily and Rainbow Cactus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Lily are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize only when soil is poor, whereas for Rainbow Cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Lily and Rainbow Cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Lily and Rainbow Cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lily and Rainbow Cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lily and Rainbow Cactus as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Lily is Burns, Diuretic and Heart problems whereas of Rainbow Cactus is . Lily has beauty benefits as follows: Making cosmetics while Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: Making cosmetics.

Compare Facts of Lily vs Rainbow Cactus

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Lily vs Rainbow Cactus and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Lily are whereas of Rainbow Cactus have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lily has no showy fruits and Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits. Also Lily is not flowering and Rainbow Cactus is not flowering . You can compare Lily and Rainbow Cactus facts and facts of other plants too.

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