Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
China, Korea
Types
no subtypes
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
15140
0
40000
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Habitat
Ridges, Wooded slopes
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm50.80 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
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
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Leprosy, Ulcers, Vomiting
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ANEMONELLA thalictroides
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Rue Anemone
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
रुए रत्नज्योति
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Rue Anemone
Spinnenlilien
In French
rue Anemone
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
anémona rue
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Rue Ανεμώνη
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Anemone Rue
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Rue Anemone
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Rue Anemone
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Liliales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Thalictrum
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
12080
1
27800
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