Life Span
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Perennial
Type
Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
-
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
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
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Do not water frequently
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Birds, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used As Food
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
RIBES x culverwellii
LYCORIS
Common Name
Jostaberry
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
Jostaberry
surprise lily
In German
Jostaberry
Überraschung Lilie
In French
casseille
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
Jostaberry
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
Jostaberry
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Jostaberry
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Jostaberry
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
OLIVE
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Asparagales
Family
Grossulariaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Ribes
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
310
1
27800
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