Flame Lily Collection

Flame lily (Gloriosa sp. )
Flame lily ( Gloriosa sp. ) flower with openpetals and stamens topped by anthers

Kenya, Gloriosa superba, a spectacular flower earning the popular name of the Flame Lily

Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba), Liliaceae by Angela Rossi Bottione, watercolor, 1802-1806
Herbal, 18th-19th century. Iconographia Taurinensis. Volume XXXVII, Plate 108 by Angela Rossi Bottione, Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba), Liliaceae

Flame lily pollen, SEM
Flame lily (Gloriosa sp.) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The grains have a highly sculptured outer wall (exine)

Flame lily, Gloriosa superba (Methonica superba). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A
FLO4662499 Flame lily, Gloriosa superba (Methonica superba). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A

Flame lily (Gloriosa superba), timelapse sequence from opening bud to flowering, tepals becoming reflexed. Flower pollinated by butterflies. Controlled conditions

Glory lily (Gloriosa superba) bud and flower with reflexed petals and trifid stigma. Pollinated by butterflies. National flower of Zimbabwe

africa, Tanzania, Loibortsoit area. Flame lily

A beautiful yellow variant of the red Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) can be found at lower altitudes especially in Tsavo West National Park

Gloriosa superba, flame lily
Two butterflies feeding on flame lily (Gloriosa superba). Plate 47 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held in the at the Natural History Museum, London

Gloriosa superba, gloriosa lily
Sketch 76 from the collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Flame lily pollen, SEM
Flame lily (Gloriosa sp.) pollen grains, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The grains have a highly sculptured outer wall (exine)

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Discover the enchanting allure of the Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba), a spectacular bloom native to Kenya and other parts of Africa. With its vibrant, flaming red and yellow tepals, this Liliaceae gem has earned the popular name of the Flame Lily. Delve into its intricate beauty through Angela Rossi Bottione's watercolor painting from 1802-1806, or witness its timelapse sequence from bud to full bloom. Marvel at the intricate trifid stigma and the unique reflexed petals. For those seeking a yellow variant, look no further than the lower altitudes of Tsavo West National Park. And for a closer look, explore the intricate structure of its pollen grains under a Scanning Electron Microscope.