Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
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Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Japan
Types
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V. vitis-idaea var. vitis-idaea, V. vitis-idaea var. minus Lodd
Number of Varieties
102
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40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Mountain tops, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires regular watering, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
No pruning needed in the early stages
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
-
Nausea, Vomiting
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
Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Fruits
Other Uses
bulb used as starch
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LYCORIS
VACCINIUM vitis-idaea
Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Lingonberry
In Hindi
surprise lily
Lingonberry
In German
Überraschung Lilie
Preiselbeere
In French
Lycoris squamigera
Airelle
In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
Lingonberry
In Greek
surprise lily
Lingonberry
In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
Lingonberry
In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
borówki brusznicy
In Latin
surprise lily
Lingonberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ericales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Vaccinium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
-
Number of Species
1038
1
27800
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