Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
South America, Chile
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Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
40004
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
आलू
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Kartoffel
Orientalische Lilie
In French
Pomme de terre
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
Patata
lirio oriental
In Greek
Πατάτα
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
Batata
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Ziemniak
Oriental Lily
In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Solanales
Liliales
Family
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Solanum
Lilium
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Lilieae
Subfamily
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Lilioideae
Number of Species
1400108
1
27800
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