Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
-
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6010
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, 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
Powdery mildew
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Full Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
LYCORIS
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
Ranunculus
surprise lily
In German
Ranunkel
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Ranunculus
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
Ranunculus
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Ranogkylos
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
Ranogkylos
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Asparagales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
Ranunculeae
-
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
60010
1
27800
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