Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China, Korea
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Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
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Number of Varieties
14010
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
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Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
From bulbs
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
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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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
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Bulbs
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
bulb used as starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
LYCORIS
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
surprise lily
In German
Spinnenlilien
Überraschung Lilie
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycoris squamigera
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Lycoris squamigera
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
surprise lily
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
surpresa lírio
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
niespodzianka lilia
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
surprise lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
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Class
Lilopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Lycoris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
8010
1
27800
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