👑 Lycoris Lily – Exotic Spider-Like Blooms for Late Season Elegance
🌟 Why You’ll Love Lycoris Lilies
💐 Dramatic Spider Blooms: Produces whorled, spidery flowers with long, curling petals – available in red, white, pink, or yellow depending on the variety
🌸 Late Season Bloomer: Blooms in late monsoon to early winter, often after the leaves have died back – giving it the nickname “Surprise Lily”
🌿 Elegant Foliage: Grows with lush green leaves in spring, which die back before flowering – offering a unique growth cycle
🪴 Perfect for Beds & Borders: Ideal for flower beds, mixed borders, or naturalized garden settings – adds charm when most plants go dormant
🌱 Low Maintenance & Hardy: Drought-tolerant and long-lived – returns year after year with little effort
🎁 Symbolic & Rare: A meaningful flower in many cultures – symbolizes rebirth and transitions, making it a thoughtful plant gift
🌿 Planting & Care Tips
🪴 Soil: Requires well-draining soil – sandy loam preferred
☀️ Light: Thrives in full sun to light shade
🌡️ Temperature: Ideal in 15–30°C; protect from heavy frost
💧 Watering: Water during leaf growth; reduce during dormancy
🌸 Planting Depth: Plant bulbs 2–3 inches deep, 6–8 inches apart
🌾 Fertilizer: Use low-nitrogen fertilizer in early spring and post-bloom
🛌 Dormancy Tip: Allow foliage to yellow and die naturally – do not cut back prematurely