What plant is the Lycoris sprengeri? Let us introduce you to this herbaceous flower

Lycoris sprengeri family and genus

Liliales, Amaryllidaceae, Lycoris

Lycoris sprengeri alternative names

Jin shisuan, Latin scientific name: Lycoris sprengeri Comes ex Baker

Lycoris sprengeri origin

Native to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, it is distributed in the Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei regions of China. It mostly grows in shaded environments and is a very shade-tolerant plant.

Lycoris sprengeri morphological characteristics

Lycoris sprengeri is a herbaceous plant; its bulb is somewhat like that of garlic and is egg-shaped; its leaves are similar to those of narcissus and are strap-shaped; the stem is about 60 cm tall, with an umbel inflorescence bearing 4-6 flowers; the flower color is light purplish red, and the tips of the flower segments are blue, with colors blending hazily, much like a watercolor painting; the flower tube is about 1 cm long, the stamens are nearly equal in length to the perianth, and the style is slightly longer than the perianth, very small and lovely.

Lycoris sprengeri growth habits

Lycoris sprengeri likes moist environments with sunlight, such as cold shaded hillsides and beneath rocks, and can also survive in semi-shaded and dry environments; it is slightly cold-tolerant and has strong vitality. It is not fussy about soil, but grows more luxuriantly in fertile, breathable soil, with more and more brilliant flowers. Under conditions of extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter, it enters a dormant state, and its flowering and fruiting period is August-September.

Lycoris sprengeri flower language and culture

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