gloriosa superba or flame lily Tips & Facts

1. Source: ​www.Indianrareflowers.blogspot.com  Gloriosa Superba- Tips & Facts      Flowers is the only source which enhances the nature’s beauty. There  are many​ rare flowers in this world ​which looks magnificent and we  never heard about ​Gloriosa Superba​, national flower of Zimbabwe and  also to be known as fire lily,flame lily, glory lily.​It is the only species in  the gloriosa family (autumn-crocus). This is one of the ​rare flowers of  india​ which is typically growing in southern Africa and tropical Asia.   gloriosa superba grows in different types of habitats including forests  thickets,grasslands, sand dunes and even woodlands.​​This plant is the  national flower of Zimbabwe,This is generally considered Gloriosa is  being used for many years for treating different diseases   This plant is basically used as a traditional medicine if using internally  or externally to treat various problems and it is quiet effective 

2. medicine although. This flower looks amazing with enthralling red and  yellow flowers which is cultivated in india.    Gloriosa Lilies At A Glance-  1. The stems and leaves of this plant are very shiny, hairless  which grows up to 4 cm.  2. Leaves are light and bright green in color which are arranged  along with the stems, stalkless and are 4.25cm long,1.5-4.25cm  wide.  3. Their flowers are having six large 'petals' (5-8 cm long) which  are generally bright red or orange with yellow markings.    4. The petals of this flower are strongly turned backwards and  having elongated wavy edges.  5. Its fruits are fleshy like capsules (3-10 cm long and 1-2 cm  wide) containing many large (4-5 mm long), round, reddish  seeds.  Cultivation of Flame Lily-  1. Gloriosa ​plant has been widely cultivated as a garden ornamental,  Particularly in the different parts of the country.  2. As these crops are very slowly propagated because they are  pollinated by butterflies and sunbirds.   3. It​ can also be propagated sexually by seeds or vegetatively by  division of rhizome.   4. While cultivating we may face some Problems such as inadequate  pollination, fungal diseases,leaf blight, tuber rot, and crop pests  such as the moths.  

3. 5. These plants are mainly growing in coastal areas of queensland  and New south Wales. In India Flame Lily is mainly found in  Rajasthan,Kerala, Maharashtra,Karnataka.  6. Whenever you are working with this plant make sure you have  wearing your gardening gloves as this plant is highly toxic.  7. The flowers of this plant are automatically fall over the ground as  they become dead but return again in the spring season.  Medicinal Uses-  1. Gloriosa lily ​has been known to treat different health problems  in a wide variety of uses such as treatment of gut, infertility,  cancer, open wounds, sprains, bruises, smallpox, sexually  transmitted disease, snakebite, kidney problems, ulcers,  itching,leprosy colic and many internal parasites.   2. This is an anthelmintic and has been used as a laxative and an  alexiteric. If you have any acne or head lice you can easily get rid  of by using this medicine.  3. For pregnant woman, it may cause abortion which means it didn’t  leads to fertility. In different places of India, This medicine is  usually extracted from the rhizome and are applied topically  during childbirth to reduce labor pain.  4. This plant is in great demand for medicinal purpose, which is  cultivated in indian land farms, as these plant are sold for  pharmaceutical purpose.   5. Flame lily ​has many medicinal properties like colchicine,  gloriosine, pungent, bitter, acrid, heating, anthelmintic, laxative,  alexiteric, abortifacient etc.  Toxicity-  1. Gloriousa Lily is a highly poisonous and toxic due to the  presence of anti-mitotic effects of constituents.   2. Each part of this plant is very poisonous.if you simply  touches the plant you might feel skin irritation due to 

4. the presence oftoxic alkaloids, including colchicine and  gloriocine.  3. This plant is very dangerous to humans, native animals  and livestock.   4. It has been used to commit murder, to achieve  suicide, and to kill animals. The plant can be dangerous  for cats, dogs, horses, and livestock.