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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Gloriosa superba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gloriosa superba, Linn. Climbing Lily. Fig. 1654. St. 5-10 ft. high: lvs. ovate-lanceolate: segms. 2-3 in. long and less than an inch wide, opening yellow, but changing to yellow-red and deep scarlet. Afr., Asia. B.R. 77. Gn. 38:576. B.H. 23:121. G.L. 18:277.—A yellow-fld. form of unknown origin has been described as G. lutea, Hort; it is scarcely known outside of Kew. Var. grandiflora, Hort., is advertised as "color a yellow-red, changing to deep scarlet;" it is unknown in the wild state. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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