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
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
140-
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Do not water frequently
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, Alkaline
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
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
-
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Gifboom
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Gifboom
In German
Spinnenlilien
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Class
Lilopsida
-
Order
Liliales
Malpighiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
80-
1
27800
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