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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

China, Korea
Southern Africa

Types

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Gasteria brachyphylla, Gasteria rawlinsonii

Number of Varieties

14016
0 40000
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Habitat

Along cemeteries
Deciduous forests, River side, rocky banks of streams

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-10-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-3
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm12.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

22.90 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold
Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Tongue shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Dry soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Less Watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Fusarium root rot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Heat And Humidity

Facts

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Flies

Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting
Irritation to intestines, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits

-
For treating wrinkles, Good for the Scalp

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Aging, Blood disorders, Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs
Leaves, Sap

Other Uses

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Shampoo, Oil is used in mosquito repellents

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LYCORIS chinensis
GASTERIA

Common Name

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Gasteria

In Hindi

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In German

Spinnenlilien
Gasteria

In French

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In Spanish

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In Greek

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In Portuguese

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In Polish

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

In Latin

Lycoris Spider lily
Gasteria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms
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Class

Lilopsida
Monocots

Order

Liliales
Asparagales

Family

Amaryllidaceae
Aloaceae

Genus

Lycoris
Gasteria

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae
Asphodeloideae

Number of Species

8016
1 27800
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Difference Between Spider lily and Gasteria

If you are confused whether Spider lily or Gasteria are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Spider lily and Gasteria Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Spider lily are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Gasteria fertilizers required are Doesn't require fertilization when grown in rich soil. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Spider lily and Gasteria if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Spider lily and Gasteria

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Spider lily and Gasteria. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Spider lily and Gasteria as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Spider lily is anti-cancer, treating poison ivy and treating tumours whereas of Gasteria is Aging, Blood disorders and Laxative. Spider lily has beauty benefits as follows: while Gasteria has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Spider lily vs Gasteria

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Spider lily vs Gasteria and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Spider lily are drowsiness and Vomiting whereas of Gasteria have Irritation to intestines and Skin rash respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Spider lily has no showy fruits and Gasteria has no showy fruits. Also Spider lily is not flowering and Gasteria is not flowering . You can compare Spider lily and Gasteria facts and facts of other plants too.