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
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Deciduous forests, River side, rocky banks of streams
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm12.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light 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
Tongue shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Dry soil
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
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Flies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Irritation to intestines, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
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
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
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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