Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
China, Korea
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Malva sylvestris
Number of Varieties
14050
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm20.30 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Part 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
Insignificant
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
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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
anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Groundcover
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
Malva Neglecta
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Common Mallow
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
malva neglecta
In German
Spinnenlilien
malva neglecta
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
malva neglecta
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Malva neglecta
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Malva neglecta
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
malva neglecta
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Ślaz zaniedbany
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
neglecta malva
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Malvales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Malva
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Malveae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Malvoideae
Number of Species
8030
1
27800
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