Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
China, Korea
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
14024
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Sometimes
-
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Sikalemen
In German
Spinnenlilien
Zyklamen
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Cyclamen
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Ciclamen
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Cíclame
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Cyklamen
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Anthophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Liliales
Ericales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Cyclamen
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
8023
1
27800
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