Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic
China, Korea
Types
Paspalum vaginatum
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
10140
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-3
Sunset Zone
H2, 17, 24
21,22
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm50.80 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, White
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Sprigging or Stolonizing
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
-
Bulbs
Other Uses
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
PASPALUM vaginatum
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Seashore Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Seashore Paspalum
Spinnenlilien
In French
Seashore Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
seashore Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Nad morzem Paspalum
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Paspalum maris
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Lilopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Paspalum
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Paniceae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
2080
1
27800
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