Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
10300
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm25.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
White, Light Yellow, Violet, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Subulate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun
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, pollinators
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bonsai, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers
Other Uses
bulb used as starch
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
LYCORIS
ERIA merrillii
Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Eria, Orchid
In Hindi
surprise lily
Eria
In German
Überraschung Lilie
Eria
In French
Lycoris squamigera
Eria
In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
Eria
In Greek
surprise lily
eria
In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
eria
In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
Eria
In Latin
surprise lily
Pinalia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Podochileae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
10500
1
27800
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