Beautiful spider lily blooming in China's early autumn!

Editor︰Ryu

At the onset of early autumn, the mysterious and charming spider lily has bloomed! In China's Hangzhou Botanical Garden, the colourful spider lilies are blooming, creating a scene reminiscent of Monet's gardens, becoming a dazzling sight in autumn! 

Recently, Hangzhou Botanical Garden was graced with a fantastical sight as the dazzling spider lilies are in full bloom.
Liriope flower, also known as the spider lily, is an element often seen in Chinese dramas.
The Hangzhou Botanical Garden has the only spider lily resource bank in the country, housing more than 20 varieties.
Pipa Lake in Nanjing is one of the best places to see spider lily. You can see the golden spider lily blooming brilliantly along the lake, as beautiful as an oil painting.
Minhang Sports Park in Shanghai is one of the best places to see spider lily, attracting many tourists for a visit.

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The blooming spider lilies are beautifully illuminated by the sunlight, making them incredibly charming, and they are also known as the

The spider lily is widely known for its characteristic of "blooming without leaves and leaves growing without flowers", which has been widely used in fantasy-themed films and television dramas.

In fact, the real name of this flower is "Liriope Flower" (石蒜花), which is a perennial herbaceous ornamental plant, and its blooming period is from late August to mid-September.

Hangzhou Botanical Garden is one of the best places to see these stunning Liriope flowers. The garden has planted over 1.1 million bulbs of liriope, with over 20 varieties, and has the only liriope resource bank in the country.

Every year, when summer turns into autumn, if you enter Hangzhou Botanical Garden from the south gate, you will encounter the vibrant sea of spider lily.

Aside from the red spider lily we often see in films and dramas, real Liriope flowers also come in pink, white, purple, and orange. These colourful flowers are like little stars scattered across the field, which are even more enchanting in the sunshine.

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