Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Saccharum officinarum
Number of Varieties
436
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Tropical regions
agricultural areas, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12 - 9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
38.10 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm180.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Magenta, Rose
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Acicular
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
Water Deeply
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
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove Ferns
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Equal amount of N,P,K, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Beetles, Fusarium root rot, Head smut
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Asthma
Diabetes, Sleepiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
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Beauty Benefits
-
Maintains teeth healthy, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Aging, Antidepressant, Aphrodisiac, Appetite enhancer, Diuretic, Fatigue, Muscle Pain, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaf Stalks, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Animal Feed, Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Sometimes used for making wine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
SACCHARUM officinarum
Common Name
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
Sugarcane
In Hindi
ओरिएंटल लिली
गन्ना
In German
Orientalische Lilie
Saccharum
In French
Lily Oriental
Canne à sucre
In Spanish
lirio oriental
Saccharum
In Greek
Oriental Lily
Saccharum
In Portuguese
Lily Oriental
Cana-de-açúcar
In Polish
Oriental Lily
Saccharum
In Latin
Oriental Lily
Saccharum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lilium
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Lilieae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Lilioideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
10836
1
27800
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