Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Herbs
Origin
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Europe, Mediterranean
Types
-
Mentha spicata
Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, 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
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, 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
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Red blotch, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Aphids, Flies, Mites
Allergy
-
bullous cheilitis, contact allergic dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antifungal, Arthritis, Digestive disorders, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves
Other Uses
bulb used as starch
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used as insect repellent, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
LYCORIS
MENTHA spicata
Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Spearmint
In Hindi
surprise lily
पहाड़ी पुदीना
In German
Überraschung Lilie
Grüne Minze
In French
Lycoris squamigera
menthe verte
In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
menta verde
In Greek
surprise lily
δυόσμος
In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
hortelã
In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
mięta
In Latin
surprise lily
Coriander
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Lamiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Mentha
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Mentheae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
1030
1
27800
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