Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Palm or Cycad
Origin
China, Korea
Australia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
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Number of Varieties
1405
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Cold Regions, Moist Soils, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-108-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm300.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Costapalmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
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Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
LIVISTONA decipiens
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Fountain Palm, Ribbon Palm
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In German
Spinnenlilien
Ribbon Palm
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Ribbon Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Arecales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Livistona
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
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Corypheae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
8034
1
27800
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