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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin
China, Korea

Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties
140 43

Habitat
Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10

AHS Heat Zone
10-3

Sunset Zone
21,22

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
50.80 cm 100

Minimum Width
22.90 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Linear

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
No

Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Sometimes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

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

Part of Plant Used
Bulbs

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

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily

In German
Spinnenlilien

In French
Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Angiosperms

Class
Lilopsida

Order
Liliales

Family
Amaryllidaceae

Genus
Lycoris

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species
80

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Properties of Spider lily

Want to know the properties of Spider lily? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Spider lily is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are drowsiness and Vomiting. Spider lily Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Spider lily Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Spider lily. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Spider lily physical information is as follows: 50.80 cm tall and 22.90 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Spider lily

Taking Spider lily Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Spider lily include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Spider lily

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Spider lily is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Spider lily is a very important plant from Bulb Plants. There are 140 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily. This plant's habitat is Along cemeteries and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-10. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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