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Mexican Avocado
Mexican Avocado

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Central America, South America
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Types

Persea americana
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Number of Varieties

5010
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
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Sunset Zone

9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Gold, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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
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Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Weevils
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Oral Allergy
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidepressant, Detoxification, Digestive, Improve heart health, osteoporosis
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Bulbs

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
bulb used as starch

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PERSEA americana 'Stewart'( Mexican Strain)
LYCORIS

Common Name

Avocado, Mexican Avocado
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily

In Hindi

Mexican Avocado
surprise lily

In German

Mexican Avocado
Überraschung Lilie

In French

Mexican Avocado
Lycoris squamigera

In Spanish

Mexican Avocado
Lycoris squamigera

In Greek

Mexican Avocado
surprise lily

In Portuguese

Mexican Avocado
surpresa lírio

In Polish

Mexican Avocado
niespodzianka lilia

In Latin

Mexican Avocado
surprise lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
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Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Laurales
Asparagales

Family

Lauraceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Persea
Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

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Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

6010
1 27800
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Difference Between Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily

If you are confused whether Mexican Avocado or Surprise Lily 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 Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Mexican Avocado are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Surprise Lily fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily 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 Mexican Avocado is Antidepressant, Detoxification, Digestive, Improve heart health and osteoporosis whereas of Surprise Lily is . Mexican Avocado has beauty benefits as follows: while Surprise Lily has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Mexican Avocado vs Surprise Lily

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 Mexican Avocado vs Surprise Lily 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 Mexican Avocado are Oral Allergy whereas of Surprise Lily have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Mexican Avocado has showy fruits and Surprise Lily has no showy fruits. Also Mexican Avocado is not flowering and Surprise Lily is not flowering . You can compare Mexican Avocado and Surprise Lily facts and facts of other plants too.