Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
China, Korea
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Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
14025
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
10-1
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
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Small elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
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
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
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
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Potentilla
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Potentilla plant
In German
Spinnenlilien
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Vascular plant
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Rosales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
80300
1
27800
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