Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
China, Korea
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Number of Varieties
1406
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1012-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm17.78 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm10.16 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
-
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Blue Giant Grass
In German
Spinnenlilien
Blue Giant Grass
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Blue Giant Herbe
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Blue Grass gigante
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Μπλε Giant Grass
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Blue Grass gigante
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Giant herba blue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
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Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Dasylirion
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
8022
1
27800
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