Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
China, Korea
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
1401600
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1010-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm91.44 cm
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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
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark 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
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Requires a lot of watering
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, Sand
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
PROTEA
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Protea plant
In German
Spinnenlilien
Protea Pflanze
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
planta de protea
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
planta Protea
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Protea roślin
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Vascular plant
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Proteales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Proteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
801600
1
27800
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