Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
China, Korea
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Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
140450
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
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Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
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
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
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
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
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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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deers
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
PANICUM
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Panicum
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
panikom
In German
Spinnenlilien
panikom
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
panikom
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
panikom
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Panicum
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Panicum
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Panicum
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Poales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
80450
1
27800
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