Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
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Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
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Number of Varieties
2010
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial 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
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, 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
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
-
Full Sun
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
LYCORIS
Common Name
purple moor-grass
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
बैंगनी दलदल घास
surprise lily
In German
Pfeifengras
Überraschung Lilie
In French
pourpre lande-grass
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
surprise lily
In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
surpresa lírio
In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Molinia
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
210
1
27800
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