Amaryllidaceae
Orange spider lily
Lycoris sanguinea
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Lycoris
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 血紅石蒜, 血红石蒜, 夏水仙
- English
- Orange spider lily, Orange spider-lily, Orange spiderlily, Orange surprise lily, Orange-flowered surprise lily
- Japanese
- キツネノカミソリ, オオキツネノカミソリ, ムジナノカミソリ, 狐の剃刀
Synonyms
- Hippeastrum sanguineum (Maxim.) H.Lév.
- Lycoris sanguinea var. cyrtanthiflora Worsley
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Timur Kalininsky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Se Lena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 撮影者： cory , ISAKA Yoji, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: self, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Orange spider lily: キツネノカミソリ[狐の剃刀][Lycoris sanguinea]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%84%E3%83%8D%E3%83%8E%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AA%28%E7%8B%90%E3%81%AE%E5%89%83%E5%88%80%29%28Lycoris_sanguinea%29_%286058081172%29.jpg/1280px-%E3%82%AD%E3%83%84%E3%83%8D%E3%83%8E%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AA%28%E7%8B%90%E3%81%AE%E5%89%83%E5%88%80%29%28Lycoris_sanguinea%29_%286058081172%29.jpg)
Photo: yamatsu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mami_t_t, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist ![Orange spider lily: キツネノカミソリ [狐の剃刀] [Lycoris sanguinea]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%84%E3%83%8D%E3%83%8E%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AA_%28%E7%8B%90%E3%81%AE%E5%89%83%E5%88%80%29_%28Lycoris_sanguinea%29_%2817198078102%29.jpg/1280px-%E3%82%AD%E3%83%84%E3%83%8D%E3%83%8E%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9F%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AA_%28%E7%8B%90%E3%81%AE%E5%89%83%E5%88%80%29_%28Lycoris_sanguinea%29_%2817198078102%29.jpg)
Photo: yamatsu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.