Copy permalink to share
Amaryllidaceae
Lycoris

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lycoris radiata (L'Héritier) Herbert var. radiata. Common name: Hurricane Lily, Red Spider Lily, Surprise Lily, Naked Ladies. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Cultivated and persistent (or slowly spreading locally). Distribution: Native of China.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: This taxon is a sterile triploid, reproducing vigorously by asexual means.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Hsu et al (1994); Amaryllis radiata L'Hér. = n/a — C, F; < Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb. — Ar, ETx1, FNA26, Il, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, WH3, not formally treated. Basionym: Amaryllis radiata L'Hér. 1788

Links to other floras: < Lycoris radiata - FNA26

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image #1 of Lycoris radiata var. radiata© Terry Woodward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Terry Woodward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Lycoris radiata var. radiata© 岸本年郎, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by 岸本年郎 source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Lycoris radiata var. radiata? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: China



0 unsaved edits on this page.