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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India
China, Korea

Types

White Spanish Gladalan White
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

15140
0 40000
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Habitat

Cropland, Farms, gardens
Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
10-3

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

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm22.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow green
Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Sets
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Dispose of diseased portions, Prune after flowering
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Leaf rust, Slugs, Soft scales
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Humidity, Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought

Facts

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
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Insects, Snails
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Eye irritation, Gastric, Oral Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for the Scalp, Reduce Bruises
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatism
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Bulbs

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Sauces
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa 'White Ebenezer'
LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Garden Onion, White Onion
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

प्याज
Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Zwiebel
Spinnenlilien

In French

Oignon
Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Cebolla
Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

Κρεμμύδι
Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

Cebola
Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

Cebula
Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

cepa
Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Asparagales
Liliales

Family

Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Allium
Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Allieae
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Subfamily

Allioideae
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

75080
1 27800
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Difference Between White Onion and Spider lily

If you are confused whether White Onion or Spider lily 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 White Onion and Spider lily Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of White Onion are 14-14-14 Fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize the soil before planting, whereas for Spider lily fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between White Onion and Spider lily if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of White Onion and Spider lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of White Onion and Spider lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare White Onion and Spider lily 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 White Onion is Analgesic, Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure, Respiratory Disorders and Rheumatism whereas of Spider lily is anti-cancer, treating poison ivy and treating tumours. White Onion has beauty benefits as follows: Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for the Scalp and Reduce Bruises while Spider lily has beauty benefits as follows: Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for the Scalp and Reduce Bruises.

Compare Facts of White Onion vs Spider lily

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 White Onion vs Spider lily 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 White Onion are Eye irritation, Gastric and Oral Allergy whereas of Spider lily have drowsiness and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. White Onion has no showy fruits and Spider lily has no showy fruits. Also White Onion is not flowering and Spider lily is not flowering . You can compare White Onion and Spider lily facts and facts of other plants too.