Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China, Korea
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Coniferous Tree
Number of Varieties
1403
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-106-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
9-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Littleleaf disease
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Inner Bark, Wood
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
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
PINUS echinata
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Shortleaf Pine
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf Pine
In German
Spinnenlilien
Shortleaf Pine
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf Pine
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf pino
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf Pine
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf Pine
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Shortleaf Pine
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Pinus Shortleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Coniferophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
803
1
27800
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