Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
China, Korea
South America
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Heliotropium
Number of Varieties
140250
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Coastal Regions, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-109-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm66.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
Acidic, Neutral
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, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Sore throat, Uterine Displacement
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
HELIOTROPIUM arborescens
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
हेलीओट्रोप
In German
Spinnenlilien
Heliotrop
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
héliotrope
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
heliotropo
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
ηλιοτρόπιο
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
heliotrópio
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
heliotrop
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Heliotrope
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Lamiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Heliotropium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Heliotropioideae
Number of Species
80250
1
27800
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