Lycoris (Spider Lily) Lycoris is a genus of about species of perennials in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Eastern Asia, mainly China and Japan Most species have flowers with narrow, straplike petals and long stamens that give them their spidery appearance The flowers come in many colors and will bring cheer to everyone who sees them!However, a far more reliable indicator is the blossoming of red spider lilies Higanbana to use one of its many Japanese names Or simply the flower of death Poisonous to rodents and other wild animals, they were often planted in and around graveyards during Japan's precremation days to stop the dead being eaten The red spider lily was said to have been planted around grave sites to prevent animals from devouring the dead before they were cremated, thus associating this flower, like its other lily sisters, with death It is said that if you were to meet a person and never see them again, these flowers will grow along the path they walked as they departed
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