Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
China, Korea
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
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Number of Varieties
1402
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Brushlands, Deciduous forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-104-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
8-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm460.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Lemon yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Purple, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Clay, Loam
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
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in spring
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Mild Allergen
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
Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
CORNUS mas
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Cornelian Cherry, Variegated Cornelian Cherry
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
cornelian चेरी
In German
Spinnenlilien
Kornelkirsche
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
cornouiller
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
cereza de cornalina
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
κορνεόλη κεράσι
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
cereja de cornalina
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Krwawnik Cherry
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Krwawnik Cherry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
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Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cornales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Cornaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Cornus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
8045
1
27800
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