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| latin_name = ''Gloriosa''
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| name = ''Gloriosa''
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| poisonous = All parts
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg
 
| image = Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg
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| image_caption = ''[[Gloriosa rothschildiana]]''
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| image_caption = Gloriosa rothschildiana
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = [[Liliales]]
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| ordo = Liliales
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| familia = [[Colchicaceae]]
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| familia = Colchicaceae
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| genus = '''''Gloriosa'''''
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| genus = Gloriosa
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| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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[[Image:Gloriosa_superba.jpg|left|194px|thumb|Gloriosa superba]]
 
Gloriosa (Latin for glorious). Syn., Meththoica. Liliaceae. Tall, weak-stemmed plants, supporting themselves by means of tendril-like prolongations of the leaves. Odd and handsome plants, to be grown in a warmhouse.
 
Gloriosa (Latin for glorious). Syn., Meththoica. Liliaceae. Tall, weak-stemmed plants, supporting themselves by means of tendril-like prolongations of the leaves. Odd and handsome plants, to be grown in a warmhouse.
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Gloriosas are not difficult to grow. The brightest flowers are produced in sunlight. The plants grow from tubers. These tubers should be rested in early winter, and started in pots in January to March. The plants bloom in summer and fall. When potting the old tubers, offsets may be removed (when they occur) and grown separately for the production of new plants. The tubers may be cut in two for purposes of propagation. Let the plants stand near a pillar or other support. Give freely of water when the plants are growing. In this country they are sometimes bedded out in summer. Gloriosas are sometimes grown outdoors in summer in Massachusetts, and the plants so treated are not much inclined to climb and flower so freely as under glass. In Florida, they may be grown permanently in the open. Success with gloriosa depends on having strong bulbs. Consult Bulbs.
 
Gloriosas are not difficult to grow. The brightest flowers are produced in sunlight. The plants grow from tubers. These tubers should be rested in early winter, and started in pots in January to March. The plants bloom in summer and fall. When potting the old tubers, offsets may be removed (when they occur) and grown separately for the production of new plants. The tubers may be cut in two for purposes of propagation. Let the plants stand near a pillar or other support. Give freely of water when the plants are growing. In this country they are sometimes bedded out in summer. Gloriosas are sometimes grown outdoors in summer in Massachusetts, and the plants so treated are not much inclined to climb and flower so freely as under glass. In Florida, they may be grown permanently in the open. Success with gloriosa depends on having strong bulbs. Consult Bulbs.
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G. abyssinica. Rich., said to be the largest-fld. species, seeina not to be in cult.— G. leopoldii, Hort., a beautiful form with yellow and purple Us., is probably some form of G. simplex grandiflora. G.C. III. 36:188. R.H. 903:548.
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G. abyssinica. Rich., said to be the largest-fld. species, seeina not to be in cult.— G. leopoldii, Hort., a beautiful form with yellow and purple Us., is probably some form of G. simplex grandiflora.
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N. Taylor.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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*[[Gloriosa superba]]
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*[[Gloriosa rothschildiana]]
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'''''Gloriosa''''' is a [[genus]] of five species in the [[plant]] family [[Colchicaceae]], from tropical [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. They are tuberous rooted [[deciduous]] [[perennial]]s, adapted to a [[monsoon]] [[climate]] with a dormant dry season.  
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''Gloriosa'' climb or scramble over other plants with the aid of [[tendril]]s at the ends of their [[Leaf|leaves]] and can reach 3 meters in height. They have showy red or orange [[flower]]s, distinctive because of their pronouncedly reflexed petals, like a Turk’s cap lily. The plant is sometimes called the ''Glory Lily'' or ''Flame Lily''. ''G. rothschildiana'' is the national flower of [[Zimbabwe]] and was the national flower of [[Rhodesia]].
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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The most common cultivated species are ''G. superba'' and ''G. rothschildiana''.
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[[Image:Gloriosa_superba.jpg|left|194px|thumb|Gloriosa superba]]
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All parts of the plant are poisonous; the [[corm]]s of the plant are used for extracting [[colchicine]].
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