You will receive THREE Medium to Large size bare-root bulbs. The bulb size varies for this lily -- routinely ranging from 1.5" to 2" in diameter. Guaranteed! Plant now for growth this season!!
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Our spider lilies were planted by great-grandma around 100 years ago, thinning out and replanting over the years has some of these bulbs literally popping out of the ground. They are 100% from the Georgia soil, harvested this season. When harvested they are mailed directly to you. Bulbs are hand-selected to ensure you receive only the best. They are very healthy bulbs. Satisfaction 100% Guaranteed! Free Returns!!
You will receive fresh healthy bulbs with an information guide. The bulbs are carefully packaged and shipped USPS first class.
The plant has some toxicity, take care where planting. Do Not Consume!
The red spider lily (Lycoris Radiata) produces bulbs to start new plants. The optimal time to plant is spring, although the bulbs can be planted during the summer months. The lilies are hardy in USDA zones 7 through 10. The flower stems grow about 18” - 24" and the flower is around 4” – 5” in diameter. The bulbs multiply and will eventually need to be divided.
Bulbs should be planted in a pot with organic soil and kept inside until after the last freeze of the season. Or stored in a dry cool dark area until ready to plant.
Partial shade to full sun is ideal for the spider lily. Lilies grown in partially shady bloom tend to bloom earlier than those grown in sunny locations. Try planting bulbs in both sunny and shady areas to stagger the number of plants blooming throughout the season.
The lily grows in most types of well-drained soil, but they grow best in organically rich soils that retain moisture but aren't prone to excessive moisture. Soils need to remain on the dry side during the summer when the bulbs go into their dormant stage. The bulbs will rot if planted in soil that is always wet.
Named Surprise Lily because of the long leafless stem and large flower just appear seemingly out of nowhere, in late fall. The foliage grows after the flower and should stay green through winter and dies off in early spring*. Some folks call it a hurricane lily because it blooms at the end of summer during hurricane season. *typical in middle Georgia under the pecan trees, environmental elements will likely affect the length of time the foliage is green.
sourced from Wikipedia:
Some legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies or corpse flowers, would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers at funerals. Higanbana can be literally taken as the higan (the other or that shore of Sanzu River) flower, decorative and enjoyable, the flower of the afterlife in gokuraku jyōdo (極楽浄土, gokuraku jyōdo).
The flowers are perfect for late summer flower arrangements and Crafts.
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