Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
China, Korea
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
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Number of Varieties
14010
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-108-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Fruits
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Foundation
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Spinnenlilien
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
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Class
Lilopsida
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Order
Liliales
Brassicales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
80100
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27800
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