Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
White lily, orange lily, Lily of the valley
Number of Varieties
10110
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Gold, Pink, Rose, Peach, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune in fall, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize only when soil is poor
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Lily Beetle
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Burns, Diuretic, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
LILIUM
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Lily
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
लिली
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Lilie
In French
Seashore Paspalum
Lis
In Spanish
Paspalum
Lirio
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
Κρίνος
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
Lírio
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
Lilia
In Latin
Paspalum maris
lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
20109
1
27800
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