Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
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Types
Crossandra, Firecracker Plant
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Number of Varieties
5010
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
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
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Soil Type
Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
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
Insects
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Wounds
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
LYCORIS
Common Name
Firecracker Flower
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
आबोली
surprise lily
In German
Kracher-Blume
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Firecracker fleur
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
flor petardo
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
surprise lily
In Portuguese
flor foguete
surpresa lírio
In Polish
petarda kwiat
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
flos Firecracker
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Acanthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Crossandra
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Brodiaeoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
510
1
27800
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