Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial, Shrub
Origin
-
-
Types
-
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
Number of Varieties
109
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Desert, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Dark Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Mealybugs, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Deer resistant
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Fruits
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
-
Botanical Name
LYCORIS
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
In Hindi
surprise lily
Hedgehog cactus
In German
Überraschung Lilie
Igel Kaktus
In French
Lycoris squamigera
hérisson cactus
In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
cactus de erizo
In Greek
surprise lily
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
hedgehog cactus
In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
jeż kaktus
In Latin
surprise lily
cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
10208
1
27800
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