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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 10-16 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: The seeds (both species and hybrids) should be sown in the fall where night time temperature is around 40-50F and day time temperature is lower than (68F.
Sow in situ
Other info: Soak seeds for 24 hrs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Princess Lilies®
Trade Name: Susana
Cultivar name: 'Staprisusa'
Common names
  • Peruvian Lily
  • Parrot Lily
  • Parrot Flower
  • Lily of the Incas
Also sold as:
  • Princess Susana

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-05-10

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