Flowers without leaves, leaves without flowers - this rare plant is known as the flower of death
Recently, many flower lovers have been asking Huahua: there is a kind of flower by the roadside that has no leaves, yet its blooms are especially beautiful, and the vast stretches of red blossoms are absolutely stunning - what flower is it? Actually, this is Lycoris radiata, also known as the red spider lily, a flower that people have endowed with legendary mystique. Come and take a look with Huahua!
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Lycoris comes in more than just red
1. Golden Spider Lily
The golden spider lily, also called yellow-flowered Lycoris, has yellow flowers, and its petals are the kind that curl back very dramatically.
2. Spring Lycoris
The spring Lycoris, also called purple-flowered Lycoris, has pale purple flowers with a fragrance, and its petal edges are slightly wrinkled.
3. Chinese Lycoris
The flowers are bright yellow. Many flower lovers cannot tell it apart from the golden spider lily. Actually, we can compare them: the filaments of Chinese Lycoris are nearly equal in length to the petals, while the filaments of the golden spider lily are about 1/6 longer than the petals.
4. Rose Lycoris
The flowers of rose Lycoris are rose red, with moderately curled-back leaves. It looks beautiful whether planted as a single plant or in masses.
5. Huanjin Flower
The flowers of Huanjin Flower are a pale purplish red. Its most distinctive feature is the tip of its petals, which often carry blue, and the petal edges have no wrinkling.
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6. Fragrant Lycoris
When the flowers first bloom they are white, then gradually turn flesh red, while its filaments and style are purplish red, making it look especially delicate.
7. Milky White Lycoris
When the flowers first open they are milky yellow, gradually turning white, with curled-back petals, yellow filaments, and the upper part of the style appearing rose red.
Lycoris has no leaves?
Lycoris does not actually have no leaves. Think of its other name - the red spider lily: flower and leaf can never meet in this life or the next. So when you see it blooming, its leaves have already withered away~
As for the broader Lycoris group, we divide it into two categories based on the season when it produces leaves. One category produces leaves in autumn, such as the golden spider lily and rose Lycoris, which only grow leaves after the flowering period.
The other category produces leaves in spring, such as Chinese Lycoris, spring Lycoris, fragrant Lycoris and so on. They grow leaves in spring, wither in early summer, and bloom in late summer to early autumn.
Grow Lycoris this way and it will rebloom every year
When propagating Lycoris, we can wait until the flowers fade each autumn, dig the underground bulbs out of the soil, break off the small bulbs that have grown, and plant them.
It has no special requirements for soil - it is a plant that can tolerate slightly alkaline soil. When planting, just make sure the soil is loose and has good drainage.
For watering, follow the principle of watering when dry and letting it dry out between waterings, adjusting the amount of water according to the plant's different stages. Before flowering, meet its water needs to encourage blooming, and gradually reduce water during the dormant period.
For light, Lycoris can tolerate both sunlight and shady environments, but to keep the plant growing well, you should still give it plenty of indirect light.
Lycoris is currently in its flowering period. Those of you growing Lycoris at home can, after the flowers fade, cut off the flower stalks and apply a light dose of organic fertilizer.
Such a beautiful Lycoris flower
Do you recognize it now
Why not take advantage of autumn
Dig up a few bulbs and plant them~
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