The Gory Lily,
Gloriosa superba is a beautiful flower which appears during the rainy season. In my suburb, it is seen as a wild flower sometimes. I found the vine flowering profusely in a vacant plot two years ago, and brought the tubers and planted them in my garden. But it did not come up.The Gloriosa is a twining lily, with the leaves having tendrils. The flower is bi-colour, yellow below and orange-red at the tips, giving it the Sanskrit name
Agnishikha, the flame.
These flowers are from the garden of my friend Gowri. The Gloriosa is poisonous, but its tubers are used for the treatment of gout and rheumatism. They are also used for snake bites. It is a case of using a venom to take out a venom.
The Gory Lily, Gloriosa superba is a beautiful flower which appears during the rainy season. In my suburb, it is seen as a wild flower sometimes. I found the vine flowering profusely in a vacant plot two years ago, and brought the tubers and planted them in my garden. But it did not come up.The Gloriosa is a twining lily, with the leaves having tendrils. The flower is bi-colour, yellow below and orange-red at the tips, giving it the Sanskrit name Agnishikha, the flame.
These flowers are from the garden of my friend Gowri. The Gloriosa is poisonous, but its tubers are used for the treatment of gout and rheumatism. They are also used for snake bites. It is a case of using a venom to take out a venom.
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