Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
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Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
-
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
10190
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Water once every two or three weeks
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Drought, Edema
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
-
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Leaves
Other Uses
bulb used as starch
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
LYCORIS
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
surprise lily
Plume Grass
In German
Überraschung Lilie
Plume Gras
In French
Lycoris squamigera
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
surprise lily
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
Plume grama
In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
surprise lily
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cyperales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lycoris
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
10400
1
27800
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