Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tender Perennial
Origin
China, Korea
Southeastern Asia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Curcuma alismatifolia
Number of Varieties
1407
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Open grasslands, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Yellow, Pink, Light Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Blue Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Do not let dry out between waterings, 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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, 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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Snails
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Antidiarrhoeal, Anti-oxidant
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a vegetable, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
CURCUMA alismatifolia
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Hidden Ginger, Siam Tulip
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Siam Tulip
In German
Spinnenlilien
Siam Tulip
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Siam Tulip
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Tulipán de Tailandia
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Siam Tulip
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Siam Tulip
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Siam Tulip
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Tulip Siam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Zingiberales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Curcuma
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Zingibereae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Zingiberoideae
Number of Species
8050
1
27800
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