Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
China, Korea
Mexico, Central America
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
African or American Marigolds, French Marigolds, Mule Marigolds
Number of Varieties
14050
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm50.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Burns, constipation, Inflammation, Upset stomach, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Flower borders
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
Tagetes lucida
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
sweetscented marigold
In German
Spinnenlilien
süß duftend Ringelblume
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Yauhtli
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
pericón, Santa María, yerbanís
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
γλυκό άρωμα κατιφέ
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Tarragon Mexicano
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
słodkie pachnące nagietka
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
sweetscented marigold
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asterales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Lycoris
Tagetes
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
8050
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27800
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