Red Spider Lily

lycoris radiata

The Red Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata) is a breathtakingly beautiful perennial plant famous for its brilliant crimson blooms that emerge like clockwork in late summer and autumn. Often associated with legends, transitions, and the arrival of autumn in East Asia, this striking wildflower is known for its unique growth cycle where flowers and leaves never meet. The bright red petals burst forth on tall, naked stems, creating a dramatic visual display in gardens, along roadsides, and near temples. Once the flowers fade, the strap-like green leaves finally emerge to gather energy throughout the winter. Highly resilient and rich in cultural symbolism, the Red Spider Lily is both a beloved ornamental plant and a fascinating botanical wonder that thrives with minimal care.

生息地: Typically found growing in moist, well-drained soils along forest edges, riversides, grassy slopes, and agricultural pathways, particularly near rice paddies in East Asia.

外見

This plant is instantly recognizable by its vibrant, coral-red flowers featuring narrow, backward-curving petals and exceptionally long, thread-like stamens that flare outward like spider legs. The blossoms are arranged in a spectacular, umbrella-like cluster at the peak of a smooth, leafless grayish-green stem that grows up to 30 to 60 cm tall. Because the plant blooms before its foliage appears, the flowers stand alone in stark, dramatic contrast against the bare earth or green grasses, while the dark green, ribbon-like leaves only appear after the blooms have completely died back.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Liliopsida目Asparagales科Amaryllidaceae属Lycoris

Red Spider Lily

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

According to Buddhist legend, these flowers grow along the paths to the afterlife, helping to guide departing souls to reincarnation.

Because the bulbs are poisonous, Japanese farmers historically planted them along the edges of rice paddies to keep moles and mice away.

In Japan, the Red Spider Lily is known as 'Higanbana' (flower of the equinox) and is deeply associated with Buddhist autumn equinox celebrations.

特殊能力

The plant produces flowers and leaves at entirely different times of the year, preventing them from ever appearing together.

The bulbs contain lycorine, a highly toxic alkaloid that deters underground pests, rodents, and grazing herbivores from eating them.

Following late summer rains, the flowering stems shoot up from dormant underground bulbs with astonishing speed, blooming within just a few days.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 30-60 cm
体重: 0.1-0.3 kg
寿命: 5-20 年

食性と食事

As a photosynthetic plant, the Red Spider Lily produces its own food using sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and soil nutrients.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon dioxide
Soil nutrients

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Adult swallowtails visit the bright red flowers to feed on nectar, transferring pollen in the process.

mutualism

Chinese Honey Bee

Apis cerana

Gathers nectar from the late-blooming flowers and assists in pollination.

parasite

Narcissus Bulb Fly

Merodon equestris

The larvae of this fly can sometimes parasitize and feed on the toxic bulbs of Lycoris species.

特徴

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別名

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コレクション

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Red Spider Lilyを見分けるには？

Red Spider Lilyを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Red Spider Lilyの長さは何ですか？

30-60 cm

Red Spider Lilyの体重は何ですか？

0.1-0.3 kg

Red Spider Lilyの寿命は何ですか？

5-20 年

Red Spider Lilyは何を食べますか？

As a photosynthetic plant, the Red Spider Lily produces its own food using sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and soil nutrients.

Red Spider Lilyは通常どこに生息していますか？

Typically found growing in moist, well-drained soils along forest edges, riversides, grassy slopes, and agricultural pathways, particularly near rice paddies in East Asia.