General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Pale yellow to near white.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of Lycoris are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Some lycoris produce fertile seed and some do not. Hybrid plants may not produce fertile seed or the seedlings may not resemble the parent.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Plant the neck of bulbs just below ground surface. Plant 3-5 bulbs per sq. ft. in well-drained soil. Bulbs do not like transplanting and can take a year to settle in, so it's good to select a permanent home for them.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Magic Lily
  • Surprise Lily

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Location: My garden in Northwest Arkansas
Date: August 30th, 2022
First ever blooms
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Mar 25, 2012 3:40 AM concerning plant:
    A lovely pale yellow, L. caldwellii is a triploid.

    It produces its foliage in spring like squamigera, and it appears to be quite hardy in USDA zone 5. It appears later than the others, blooming in September in that zone.

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