Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Origin
China, Korea
Mexico, Texas
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Astrophytum asterias
Number of Varieties
1403
0
40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1013-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22,23,24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm4.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Green, Pale Pink
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
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
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
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
pollinators
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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
Flowers
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
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
Astrophytum asterias
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
In German
Spinnenlilien
Sand Dollar Cactus
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Cacto do dólar de areia
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Sand Dollar Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Astrophytum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cacteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
806
1
27800
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