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About Painted Fingernails and Spider lily


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  
Tender Perennial  

Origin
China, Korea  
Brazil  

Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily  
-  

Number of Varieties
140  
99+
2  

Habitat
Along cemeteries  
Rainforest  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10  
10-15  

AHS Heat Zone
10-3  
-  

Sunset Zone
21,22  
H1, H2, 23, 24  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Rosette/Stemless  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
50.80 cm  
99+
15.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
22.90 cm  
99+
40.60 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold  
Lavender, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
Red, Olive, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Red, Olive, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green  
Red, Olive, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Linear  
Linear  

Thorns
No  
Yes  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall  
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
From bulbs  
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days  
Do Not over Water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
-  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Scale insects  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds  
Butterflies  

Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing  
Beautification  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Sometimes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Bulbs  
Flowers  

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

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis  
Neoregelia spectabilis  

Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily  
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails  

In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily  
painted fingernail  

In German
Spinnenlilien  
painted fingernail  

In French
Lycoris Spider lily  
Neoregelia spectabilis  

In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily  
painted fingernail  

In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily  
painted fingernail  

In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily  
Painted fingernails  

In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily  
painted fingernail  

In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily  
Neoregelia spectabilis  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Embryophyta  

Class
Lilopsida  
Lilopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Bromeliales  

Family
Amaryllidaceae  
Bromeliaceae  

Genus
Lycoris  
Neoregelia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae  
Bromelioideae  

Number of Species
80  
-  

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Properties of Spider lily and Painted Fingernails

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

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Season and Care of Spider lily and Painted Fingernails

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

Spider lily and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Spider lily and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Spider lily and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

Care of Spider lily and Painted Fingernails

Care of Spider lily and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spider lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Painted Fingernails pruning is done 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 Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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