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What is

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
0 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

Information

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
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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

Season

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

Care

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

Facts

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
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Benefits

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
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Part of Plant Used

Bulbs
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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

Scientific Name

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

Classification

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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Difference Between Spider lily and Blue Giant

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Importance of Spider lily and Blue Giant

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Compare Facts of Spider lily vs Blue Giant

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