Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
China, Korea
Types
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
7140
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40000
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Habitat
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-105-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Black
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Black
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Black
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Regular watering during dry periods
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Root
Bulbs
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Mondo Gras Busch
Spinnenlilien
In French
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
entre el césped
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Black Mondo Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Liliales
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Ophiopogon
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
5080
1
27800
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