Peppermint Spider Lily is a fall-blooming herbaceous perennial bulb native to the mountain slopes of China's Hubei and Yunnan provinces. In early September, leafless flower stalks rise to around 2 feet tall, crowned with 6 to 12 delicate blooms in pale pink to white with striking dark pink or red midveins that resemble peppermint candy. Hardy in zones 5 through 9, this showy spider lily thrives in full sun to partial shade and grows 18 to 24 inches tall and wide, making it an elegant addition to garden beds or naturalized areas. The strap-like foliage emerges in spring, then dies back before the dramatic late-summer flower show arrives.
Partial Sun
Moderate
5-9
24in H x 24in W
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The pale pink to white blooms with dark pink to red veining emerge in early fall on tall, leafless stalks, creating an unexpected burst of delicate color when most gardens are winding down. The flowers appear weeks after the spring foliage has vanished completely, so the plant essentially disappears during summer, then surprises gardeners with blooms seemingly from nowhere. In zones 5 through 9, it establishes slowly but rewards patience by naturalizing over time, forming small colonies through bulb offsets without requiring constant attention.
Peppermint Spider Lily is grown as an ornamental bulb for its striking late-summer to early-fall flowers. It shines in garden beds, borders, and naturalized plantings where its unexpected September blooms provide seasonal color after the bulb has gone dormant during summer.
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Plant bulbs in fall, spacing them 9 inches apart with the top 1/4 inch of each bulb's neck exposed above the soil surface.
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“Lycoris incarnata is native to mountain ecosystems in central China, where it thrives on steep slopes in the Hubei and Yunnan provinces. This species has been cultivated for centuries in its native region before reaching Western gardens, where it remains a specialty bulb for collectors and gardeners seeking reliable fall bloomers in temperate climates.”