Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
China, Korea
Mexico, Central America
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
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Number of Varieties
14030
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm35.60 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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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
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Spinnenlilien
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
8031
1
27800
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