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Flower
Red Spider Lily
Lycoris radiata
Surprise fall bulb — red blooms pop up on bare stems in September, then leaves follow for winter.
Recommended uses
- Naturalizing
- Borders
- Plant type
- Bulb
- Annual / perennial
- Perennial
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Deciduous
- Sun
- Full sun to shade
- Shade tolerance
- High
- Water needs
- Low
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Bloom color
- Red
- Mature height
- 1–2 ft
- Mature width
- 6–12 in
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High