Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
China, Korea
Types
Blue Dune Lyme Grass
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
7140
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-95-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 7
10-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Creamy Yellow
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established
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
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Pollen
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ELYMUS glaucus
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Blue Lyme Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Blau Lyme Grass
Spinnenlilien
In French
Bleu Lyme Herbe
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Azul hierba de Lyme
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Μπλε Lyme Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Azul Lyme grama
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Niebieska Trawa Lyme
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Blue Lyme Grass
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Elymus
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Triticeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
280
1
27800
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