Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
China, Korea
Types
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
220140
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, stream banks
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
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
Orbicular
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, 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
hair algae
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Vulnerary
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Bulbs
Other Uses
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
UTRICULARIA
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Bladderwort
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Bladderwort plant
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
bladderwort Pflanze
Spinnenlilien
In French
plante Bladderwort
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
planta bladderwort
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
planta bladderwort
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Bladderwort roślin
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
bladderwort herba
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Liliales
Family
Lentibulariaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Utricularia
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
22080
1
27800
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