Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Asia
China, Korea
Types
Bulb Vegetable
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Number of Varieties
10140
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Along cemeteries
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-3
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acicular
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
drowsiness, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Bulbs
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
LYCORIS chinensis
Common Name
Scallion, Shallot
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Shallot
Lycoris Spider lily
In German
Schalotte
Spinnenlilien
In French
échalote
Lycoris Spider lily
In Spanish
chalote
Lycoris Spider lily
In Greek
είδος κρεμμυδιού
Lycoris Spider lily
In Portuguese
Sallot
Lycoris Spider lily
In Polish
Sallot
Lycoris Spider lily
In Latin
Sallot
Lycoris Spider lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Asparagales
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
75080
1
27800
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