Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Shrub
Origin
China, Korea
Russia/Siberia, China
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Dwarf Siberian Peashrub, Sutherland Peashrub, Weeping Siberian Peashrub
Number of Varieties
1405
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Forest edges, gully slopes, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-102-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12
Habit
Clump-Forming
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
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
Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
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
Remove dead branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
blister beetles, Septoria leaf spot, stem decay
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bees, Hummingbirds
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Diarrhea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
used as a dye
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Cancer, Dysmenorrhea, Gynaecological
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Fibre, For making oil, Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used for making informal hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
CARAGANA arborescens
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, caragana
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian peashrub
In German
Spinnenlilien
Gemeiner Erbsenstrauch
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Caraganier de Sibérie
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian Peashrub
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian Peashrub
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian peashrub
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Karagana syberyjska
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Siberian Peashrub
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Fabales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Caragana
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
8025
1
27800
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