Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
China, Korea
South America, Chile
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
1404000
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during 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
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Fruits
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
आलू
In German
Spinnenlilien
Kartoffel
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Patata
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Batata
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Ziemniak
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Anthophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Solanales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Solanum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Asterids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
801400
1
27800
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