Gloriosa superba
Climbing Liliy · Climing Lily · Dragon Flower · Flame Lily
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- Bulb, VineExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Habit
- tuberous geophytePlants of the World Online
- Height
- 5-6 ft1.5-1.8 mExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Spread
- 1-3 ft30-90 cmExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Flower
- Gold/Yellow, Red/BurgundyExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Blooms
- Fall, SummerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Native range
- Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Hardiness zones
- 8-12Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun; Partial ShadeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil
- High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), SandExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH
- Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good Drainage, MoistExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- The national flower of Zimbabwe. In 1947 Elizabeth II was given a diamond brooch in its shape for her 21st birthday, while traveling to Rhodesia. Wikipedia: Gloriosa superba
- Most parts are highly poisonous, with high levels of colchicine. Wikipedia: Gloriosa superba
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.
100% germination in 21 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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