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Colchicaceae
Flame Lily
Gloriosa superba
Glory and achievement.
- Family
- Colchicaceae
- Genus
- Gloriosa
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, Southern Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- climbing perennial
- Height
- 6-8 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Flame Lily is the national flower of Zimbabwe and appears on their postage stamps and currency.
- Its petals curl dramatically backward like flickering flames, and the colors shift from yellow to red as they mature.
- The plant climbs by means of tendril-tipped leaves that coil around any available support.
- All parts contain colchicine, a potent alkaloid that is both extremely toxic and medically valuable for treating gout.
- It is now endangered in its native habitat due to overharvesting for the pharmaceutical industry.
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ambition
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