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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
China, Korea

Types

Elaeagnus umbellata
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

15140
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
10-3

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm22.90 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Silver
Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold, Tan, Silver
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Mild Allergen
drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge
Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Cancer, Cardiac, Pectoral
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Bulbs

Other Uses

Jam, Used for making informal hedge
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ELAEAGNUS umbellata
LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Autumn olive, Autumn elaeagnus, Spreading oleaster
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

Autumn Olive
Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Herbst Olive
Spinnenlilien

In French

Automne Olive
Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Otoño de oliva
Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

φθινόπωρο Ελιά
Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

Outono Olive
Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

Jesień Olive
Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

Autumnus Olive
Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Rhamnales
Liliales

Family

Elaeagnaceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Elaeagnus
Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

5080
1 27800
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Difference Between Autumn Olive and Spider lily

If you are confused whether Autumn Olive or Spider lily are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Autumn Olive and Spider lily Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Autumn Olive are No fertilizers needed, whereas for Spider lily fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Autumn Olive and Spider lily if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Autumn Olive and Spider lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Autumn Olive and Spider lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Autumn Olive and Spider lily as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Autumn Olive is Astringent, Cancer, Cardiac and Pectoral whereas of Spider lily is anti-cancer, treating poison ivy and treating tumours. Autumn Olive has beauty benefits as follows: while Spider lily has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Autumn Olive vs Spider lily

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Autumn Olive vs Spider lily and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Autumn Olive are Mild Allergen whereas of Spider lily have drowsiness and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Autumn Olive has showy fruits and Spider lily has no showy fruits. Also Autumn Olive is not flowering and Spider lily is not flowering . You can compare Autumn Olive and Spider lily facts and facts of other plants too.