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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Bulb or Corm or Tuber  

Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil  
-  

Types
Chorisia speciosa  
-  

Number of Varieties
10  
10  

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge  

USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-5  
-  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm  
33
30.00 cm  

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
10.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Ivory  
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green  
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Several shades of Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Elliptic  
Long linear and narrow  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Late Fall, Early Winter  
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings  
From bulbs  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply  
Needs very little water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Pests and diseases free  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Full Sun  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
-  
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem  
Bulbs  

Other Uses
Used for producing cooking oil, Used in paper industry  
bulb used as starch  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical  
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CHORISIA speciosa  
LYCORIS  

Common Name
Chorisia, Floss Silk Tree, Silk Floss Tree  
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily  

In Hindi
Chorisia  
surprise lily  

In German
Chorisia  
Überraschung Lilie  

In French
Chorisia  
Lycoris squamigera  

In Spanish
Chorisia  
Lycoris squamigera  

In Greek
Chorisia  
surprise lily  

In Portuguese
Chorisia  
surpresa lírio  

In Polish
Chorisia  
niespodzianka lilia  

In Latin
Chorisia  
surprise lily  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
-  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Malvales  
Asparagales  

Family
Bombacaceae  
Amaryllidaceae  

Genus
Ceiba  
Lycoris  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Bombacoideae  
Amaryllidoideae  

Number of Species
20  
10  

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Difference Between Chorisia and Surprise Lily

If you are confused whether Chorisia or Surprise 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 Chorisia and Surprise Lily Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Chorisia are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Surprise Lily fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Chorisia and Surprise Lily if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Chorisia and Surprise Lily

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chorisia and Surprise Lily. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chorisia and Surprise 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 Chorisia is whereas of Surprise Lily is . Chorisia has beauty benefits as follows: while Surprise Lily has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chorisia vs Surprise 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 Chorisia vs Surprise 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 Chorisia are whereas of Surprise Lily have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Chorisia has showy fruits and Surprise Lily has no showy fruits. Also Chorisia is not flowering and Surprise Lily is not flowering . You can compare Chorisia and Surprise Lily facts and facts of other plants too.

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