Glory lily

Family: Colchicaceae
Scientific name: Gloriosa superba
Description: Plant Form: Perennial climbing or scrambling herb. Size: Up to 4 m long. Stem: Branched, with slender tendrils. Leaves: Smooth, shiny, spear shaped 6-20 cm long, with many parallel veins and tendrils at tip, on stalks growing from leaf forks. Flowers: 6 petals, bright red and yellow or orange, upwardly bent to form cup-like shape up to 8 cm long, above 6 stamens arranged in circular pattern. Fruit and Seeds: Green capsule ripening to brown or black. 4-10 cm long, in 3 segments which split when ripe. Seeds orange turning brown and hardening when ripe. Habitat: Coastal dunes, scrub and headlands, littoral rainforest. Distinguishing Features: Distinct flowers and growth habit. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous, Vine/climber

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