Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
Origin
China, Korea
Australia
Types
Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
1404
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40000
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Habitat
Along cemeteries
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm10.20 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
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Spores
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Frogs
Allergy
drowsiness, Vomiting
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
LYCORIS chinensis
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Lycoris Spider lily
Water Clover
In German
Spinnenlilien
Wasser Klee
In French
Lycoris Spider lily
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Lycoris Spider lily
Agua trébol
In Greek
Lycoris Spider lily
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Lycoris Spider lily
Clover água
In Polish
Lycoris Spider lily
Woda Clover
In Latin
Lycoris Spider lily
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Pteridophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Liliales
Hydropteridales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
804
1
27800
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