Lycoris aurea
Yellow Spider Lily
A larger cousin to the red spider lily is Lycoris aurea, the golden spider lily. Lily flowers appear atop leafless stems in late Summer, before the strap-like leaves appear. The flowers last longer, and appear earlier, in shade. They fade in heat. They look better planted in groups, because of them being leafless when they bloom, and they are easy to care for.
Contributed by @derekak
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Yellow Spider Lily
Latin name
Lycoris aurea
type
Flowering bulb
family
Amaryllidaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.15 M
0.60 M
Lycoris aurea
A larger cousin to the red spider lily is Lycoris aurea, the golden spider lily. Lily flowers appear atop leafless stems in late Summer, before the strap-like leaves appear. The flowers last longer, and appear earlier, in shade. They fade in heat. They look better planted in groups, because of them being leafless when they bloom, and they are easy to care for.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Yellow Spider Lilies flower in late Summer to early Autumn. Flowers grown in shade will flower a little earlier, and the blooms will last longer (these flowers fade in heat)
Planting
From Late Winter TO Early Summer
Plant bulbs 3" deep and 8" apart in a partly shady site. Because they are leafless when they flower, they look best planted in groups. A handful of bonemeal in the planting hole is beneficial.
Propagating
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Propagate by removing and replanting offsets. Dig up the bulbs in Spring, when the leaves have yellowed and withered, and remove offsets, and replant them
derekak