| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of Lycoris are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Some lycoris produce fertile seed and some do not. Hybrid plants may not produce fertile seed or the seedlings may not resemble the parent. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets Other: Plant the neck of bulbs just below ground surface. Plant 3-5 bulbs per sq. ft. in well-drained soil. Bulbs do not like transplanting and can take a year to settle in, so it's good to select a permanent home for them. |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Parentage: | Lycoris radiata x L. traubii |
| Australis | On January 31, 2023 | Transplanted Planted in the front garden. |
| Australis | On January 30, 2023 | Obtained plant Purchased from Tonkin's Bulbs. |
| Australis | On December 24, 2022 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Unfortunately died at some point in the last couple of years; noticed it didn't return in 2022. |
| Australis | On January 26, 2017 | Potted up |
| Australis | On January 25, 2017 | Obtained plant Purchased from Tonkin's Bulbs. |
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