Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China, Korea
Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Nepal, China
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Larix sibirica
Number of Varieties
14010
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-101-5
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
5-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Green, Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Keep the Soil well drained
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, larch sawfly, Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Rodents
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
-
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Application in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
LARIX sibirica
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Siberian Larch
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian Larch
In German
Spinnenlilien
Sibirische Lärche
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Mélèze de Sibérie
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Larix sibirica
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
siberian larch
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
siberian larch
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Modrzew syberyjski
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian larch
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Pinophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Larix
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
-
Number of Species
8010
1
27800
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