golden spider lily
Lycoris aurea
F.C.C.-R.H.S. 1895
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall8 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Golden spider lily (Lycoris aurea) is a bulb for borders, cut flowers, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Yellow flowers with wavy edges open in late summer or autumn, and the strap-like leaves appear after the blooms fade. Bulbs resent disturbance, so plant them where they can stay put. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Munstead lavender, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Christmas fern.
Native range
China, Japan, Burma, and Taiwan.