Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western Europe
China, Korea
Types
Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus armeniacifolia, Pyrus bourgaeana
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
25140
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
10-3
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
101.60 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
38.10 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Itchiness, Mouth itching, Pollen, Sore Throat
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Diuretic, Heart problems, High cholestrol, Stomach pain, Weight loss
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Wood
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used for woodware
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PYRUS 'Bosc'
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Bosc Pear, Pear
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Bosc Pear Tree
Spinnenlilien
In French
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Bosc Pear Tree
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Orbis Bosc ligno
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rosales
Liliales
Family
Rosaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maleae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
2480
1
27800
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