Spider lily

Hippeastrum

About Spider lily and Hippeastrum

Spider lily

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

140NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along cemeteries

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-108-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-3

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

6.4.1 Minimum Width

22.90 cm30.10 cm

0.1 6350

8.11 Plant Color

8.11.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

White, Red, Light Pink

8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

8.11.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Brown

8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

8.12 Shape

8.12.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long Linear

8.13 Thorns

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9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Winter

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Not Available

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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9.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

10.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

Average Water Needs

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

10.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

10.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

10.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

10.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

Showy

11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11.2.2 Edible Fruit

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11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

11.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

11.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

11.8 Evergreen

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11.9 Invasive

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11.10 Self-Sowing

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11.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

11.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

poisonous if ingested

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

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12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Not Available

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

Flowers

12.2.3 Other Uses

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

LYCORIS chinensis

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

13.2 Common Name

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

13.2.1 In Hindi

Lycoris Spider lily

HIPPEASTRUM

13.2.2 In German

Spinnenlilien

HIPPEASTRUM

13.2.3 In French

Lycoris Spider lily

HIPPEASTRUM

13.2.4 In Spanish

Lycoris Spider lily

Hippeastrum

13.2.5 In Greek

Lycoris Spider lily

Hippeastrum

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Lycoris Spider lily

HIPPEASTRUM

13.2.7 In Polish

Lycoris Spider lily

Hippeastrum

13.2.8 In Latin

Lycoris Spider lily

Hippeastrum

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

14.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

14.4 Order

Liliales

Asparagales

14.5 Family

Amaryllidaceae

14.6 Genus

Lycoris

Amaryllis

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

14.8 Tribe

Not Available

14.9 Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

14.10 Number of Species

NA90

1 27800

Properties of Spider lily and Hippeastrum

Wondering what are the properties of Spider lily and Hippeastrum? We provide you with everything About Spider lily and Hippeastrum. Spider lily doesn't have thorns and Hippeastrum doesn't have thorns. Also Spider lily does not have fragrant flowers. Spider lily has allergic reactions like drowsiness and Vomiting and Hippeastrum has allergic reactions like drowsiness and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Spider lily and Hippeastrum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spider lily and Hippeastrum

Season and care of Spider lily and Hippeastrum is important to know. While considering everything about Spider lily and Hippeastrum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spider lily season is Summer and Fall and Hippeastrum season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Spider lily is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Hippeastrum is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spider lily is Acidic, Neutral and for Hippeastrum is Acidic, Neutral.

Spider lily and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Spider lily and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Spider lily and Hippeastrum are as follows:

Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Hippeastrum flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Hippeastrum leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Spider lily and Hippeastrum

Care of Spider lily and Hippeastrum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spider lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.