AmaryllidaceaeSubfamily
Tribe Amaryllideae
Subfamily
Tribe Cyrtantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Eucharidae
Subfamily
Tribe Eustephieae
Subfamily
Tribe Galantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Haemantheae
Subfamily
Tribe Hippeastreae
Subfamily
Tribe Hymenocallideae
Subfamily
Tribe Lycoridae
Subfamily
Tribe Narcisseae
Subfamily
Tribe Zephyrantheae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Lycoris radiata Herb.
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Spider Lily
- Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.
- Country of Origin: China, Japan
- Habitat: By cultivated fields and in meadows in the lowland and hills
- Description: Leaves appearing in autumn, 7-15 cm long, 4-7 mm wide. Flowers 4-7 per umbel. Perianth irregular, red, to 4 cm long. Perianth tube very short. Tepals strongly recurved; undulate. Stamens twice length of tepals. Sterile triploid, an ancient cultigen widespread in China, Japan and other temperate countries.
- Culture: Grow Lycoris as pot plants using a slightly acidic potting mix with a liberal amount of slow-release fertilizer. Like Nerine and many other amaryllids with fleshy roots, they need to be kept completely dry and undisturbed from the time the leaves die back until the flower stems appear. But unlike Nerine, they do not appreciate high soil temperatures.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501074
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos B
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 08-30-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe: Lycoridae
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References:Plants For A Future Website
Lycoris species in cultivation
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