Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrubs, Spurge
Origin
China, Korea
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
Number of Varieties
140170
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm200.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm400.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark 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
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, 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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
JATROPHA
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
रतनजोत
In German
Spinnenlilien
Purgiernuß
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
purghère
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
frailejón
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
jatropha
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
galamaluco
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
jatrofa
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Jatropha
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Euphorbiales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Jatropha
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
Jatropheae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
80170
1
27800
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