Spider lily

Jatropha

About Spider lily and Jatropha

Spider lily

Jatropha

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

China, Korea

Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Types

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

140170

0 40000

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Habitat

Along cemeteries

Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-3

Sunset Zone

21,22

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm200.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

22.90 cm400.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Palmately Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

All year

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs

Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCORIS chinensis

JATROPHA

Common Name

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

Lycoris Spider lily

रतनजोत

In German

Spinnenlilien

Purgiernuß

In French

Lycoris Spider lily

purghère

In Spanish

Lycoris Spider lily

frailejón

In Greek

Lycoris Spider lily

jatropha

In Portuguese

Lycoris Spider lily

galamaluco

In Polish

Lycoris Spider lily

jatrofa

In Latin

Lycoris Spider lily

Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Euphorbiales

Family

Amaryllidaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Lycoris

Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Jatropheae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

80170

1 27800

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Properties of Spider lily and Jatropha

Wondering what are the properties of Spider lily and Jatropha? We provide you with everything About Spider lily and Jatropha. Spider lily doesn't have thorns and Jatropha doesn't have thorns. Also Spider lily does not have fragrant flowers. Spider lily has allergic reactions like drowsiness and Vomiting and Jatropha 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 Jatropha and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spider lily and Jatropha

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

Spider lily and Jatropha Physical Information

Spider lily and Jatropha physical information is very important for comparison. Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm whereas Jatropha height is 200.00 cm and width 400.00 cm. The color specification of Spider lily and Jatropha are as follows:

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

Care of Spider lily and Jatropha

Care of Spider lily and Jatropha include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spider lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Jatropha pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune if you want to improve plant shape. In summer Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jatropha needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.