You know it’s almost Christmas in Queensland when….

Gorgeous Gloriosa appears…  and… wonderful news my friends….

We have it now  in store now at Bamboo and Lotus to add some exotic beauty to your Christmas decorating… or as a gift with a difference….

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It’s one of the most exotic and beautiful flowers and I love it!!

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A little botanical info about this amazing flower courtesy of WIKI…

For the South American flame lilies, see Pyrolirion.

The most common English names are flame lily, fire lily, gloriosa lily, glory lily, superb lily, climbing lily, and creeping lily.

They are tender, tuberous rooted deciduous perennials, adapted to summer rainfall with a dormant dry season. All parts of the plant contain colchicine and related alkaloids and are therefore dangerously toxic if ingested, and contact with the stems and leaves can cause skin irritation. Various preparations of the plant are used in traditional medicines for a variety of complaints in both Africa and India. In Indian language of Telugu, in the state of Andhra Pradesh it is called Naabhi and was used in traditional medicine.