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Flame Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo by Asief Abdi
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful, but deadly. Yeah, this is Flame lily. Flame lily is a semi-woody herbaceous, branching climber, reaching approximately 5 metres in height. The entire plant, especially the tubers, are extremely poisonous. The toxic properties of the plant are essentially due to the highly active alkaloid colchicine.

Habitat:

The plant grows in sunny positions in free draining soil; it is very tolerant of nutrient poor soils.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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