Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
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China, Korea
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
15140
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-3
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
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
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Spinnenlilien
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Cactaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
3080
1
27800
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