1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Southern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Sunny Edge
Ponds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Coral, Crimson, Lavender, Ivory
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Orbicular
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, In Water, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back the foliage when the plants die back naturally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Caterpillars
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, pollinators
Beetles, Insects
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Deer resistant, Food for insects
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bulbs
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
bulb used as starch
Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Naked Ladies, Spiderlily, Surprise Lily
East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Überraschung Lilie
Heiliges Lotus
7.2.3 In French
Lycoris squamigera
Lotus Sacré
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lycoris squamigera
loto sagrado
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
surpresa lírio
Lotus sagrado
7.2.7 In Polish
niespodzianka lilia
Sacred Lotus
7.2.8 In Latin
surprise lily
sacra Lotus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Amaryllidaceae
Nymphaeaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Nelumbonaceae
8.10 Number of Species