29 varieties · 245 gardener saves
Every Lycoris variety, A to Z
The complete Lycoris list, the genus most gardeners know as surprise lily — all 29 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Lycoris hub instead.
A2
- Adam's August Red Spider LilyLycoris radiata 'Adam's August'
- AmaryllisLycoris incarnata
B1
- Buttermint Spider LilyLycoris radiata 'traubiata Buttermint'
C3
- Caldwell's Original Hurricane LilyLycoris straminea 'Caldwells Original'
- Caldwell's Rose LycorisLycoris x rosea 'Caldwell's Rose'
- Cherry Blossom White Spider LilyLycoris x albiflora 'Cherry Blossom'
E1
- Electric Blue Spider LilyLycoris sprengeri
G5
- Glenn Dale Peacock Surprise LilyLycoris x rosea 'Glenn Dale Peacock'
- Golden Panda Surprise LilyLycoris straminea 'Golden Panda'
- Golden Spider LilyLycoris aurea
- Golden Spider LilyLycoris chinensis
- Guizhou Golden Spider LilyLycoris aurea 'Guizhou'
H1
- Hybrid Spider LilyLycoris x rosea 'Glenn Dale Carmina'
L4
- Lycoris longituba Pink Spider LilyLycoris longituba
- Lycoris radiata pumilaLycoris radiata 'pumila'
- Lycoris x rosea Glenn Dale GemLycoris x rosea 'Glenn Dale Gem'
- Lycoris x traubiata ButtermintLycoris x traubiata 'Buttermint'
O1
- Orange Spider LilyLycoris sanguinea
P5
- Pale Yellow Surprise LilyLycoris caldwellii
- Pale Yellow Surprise LilyLycoris caldwellii 'Sky Over Sky'
- Peppermint AmaryllisLycoris incarnata 'Peppermint'
- Pink LycorisLycoris x rosea
- Pink Panther Surprise LilyLycoris x rosea 'Pink Panther'
R1
- Red Spider LilyLycoris radiata
S3
- Straw-Colored Spider LilyLycoris straminea
- Surprise LilyLycoris squamigera
- Surprise Lily LycorisLycoris x rosea 'Cherry Crush'
T1
- Traub's LycorisLycoris traubii
W1
- White Spider LilyLycoris x albiflora
Lycoris list questions
How many Lycoris varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 29 distinct Lycoris varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Lycoris varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Lycoris varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
Keep exploring
More on Lycoris
Design with Lycoris in your own yard
Snap a photo of your space and see these varieties planted in it — sized correctly, matched to your zone, with care reminders included.