Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
China, Korea
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
3
Number of Varieties
1403
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
Compost
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Constipation, Legume allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Seeds
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
CICER arietinum
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
चना
In German
Spinnenlilien
Kichererbse
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Pois chiche
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Garbanzo
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Ρεβίθι
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
grão de bico
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Groch włoski
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
CICER
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Spermatophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Cicer
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Viceae Alef
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Papilionoideae
Number of Species
8090
1
27800
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