
Spider Lily
- Botanical Name
- Lycoris radiata
- Min Zone
- 6
- Max Zone
- 10
- Height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- August to September: red, tepals are reflexed and wavy, very long stamens resembling spider legs
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Best flowering in part shade
- Plant bulbs 9 inches apart in fall, keeping 1/4 of the neck exposed
- Plants will naturalize by offsets forming small colonies over time
- It is best to leave plants left undisturbed
- Strap-like foliage emerges in fall after flowering and remains until late spring
- Provide even moisture, plants to benefit from soils that remain relatively dry during the summer
- Problems
- None serious
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