Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Palm or Cycad
Origin
China, Korea
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Gebang Palm
Number of Varieties
1405
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Olive, Chocolate, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
feather-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
CORYPHA utan
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Buri Palm, Gebang Palm
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In German
Spinnenlilien
Schopfpalmen
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Buri Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Vascular plant
Class
Lilopsida
Monocots
Order
Liliales
Arecales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Corypha
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Corypheae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
8012
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27800
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