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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Herbs

Origin

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Australia

Types

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Xerochrysum bracteatum

Number of Varieties

1050
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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12 - 3

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

-
Loam

The pH of Soil

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Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Needs less watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic

Soil Type

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Well-aerated

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Loam, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
General garden fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Full Sun
Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single, Double

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

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Good for the Scalp, Removes dandruff, Stops hair loss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Fungicidal

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs
Flowers

Other Uses

bulb used as starch
Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Lawns and Turf

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCORIS
XEROCHRYSUM bracteatum 'Copper'

Common Name

Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Dreamtime Copper Strawflower, Strawflower

In Hindi

surprise lily
strawflower

In German

Überraschung Lilie
Strohblume

In French

Lycoris squamigera
strawflower

In Spanish

Lycoris squamigera
strawflower

In Greek

surprise lily
strawflower

In Portuguese

surpresa lírio
strawflower

In Polish

niespodzianka lilia
strawflower

In Latin

surprise lily
strawflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Asterales

Family

Amaryllidaceae
Asteraceae

Genus

Lycoris
Xerochrysum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

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Gnaphalieae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae
Asteroideae

Number of Species

107
1 27800
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Difference Between Surprise Lily and Strawflower

If you are confused whether Surprise Lily or Strawflower are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Surprise Lily and Strawflower Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Surprise Lily are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Strawflower fertilizers required are General garden fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Surprise Lily and Strawflower if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Surprise Lily and Strawflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Surprise Lily and Strawflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Surprise Lily and Strawflower as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Surprise Lily is whereas of Strawflower is anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Fungicidal. Surprise Lily has beauty benefits as follows: while Strawflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Surprise Lily vs Strawflower

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Surprise Lily vs Strawflower and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Surprise Lily are whereas of Strawflower have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Surprise Lily has no showy fruits and Strawflower has no showy fruits. Also Surprise Lily is not flowering and Strawflower is not flowering . You can compare Surprise Lily and Strawflower facts and facts of other plants too.