Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Sedge or Rush
Origin
-
World/Pandemic
Types
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Cyperus esculentus
Number of Varieties
49
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Tropical regions
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Pigs
Allergy
Asthma
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल लिली
अखरोट सेज
In German
Orientalische Lilie
Nuss -Segge
In French
Lily Oriental
souchet
In Spanish
lirio oriental
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
Oriental Lily
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Lily Oriental
Nut Sedge
In Polish
Oriental Lily
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
Oriental Lily
nut Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Poales
Family
Liliaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Lilium
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Lilieae
Cypereae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
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Number of Species
108105
1
27800
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