Gloriosa modesta
Common name
climbing lily
Synonyms
Littonia modesta
Family
Colchicaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Lianes - Monocots
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Bulbous, deciduous - emerging and flowering in summer; leaves with obvious tendrils at their tips, stems to 1.5 m or more, with support.
Similar taxa
No plants are very similar, not even the more widely grown Gloriosa superba; the leaves with tendrils are distinct.
Flower colours
Orange
Fruiting
Elongated dry capsule with red seeds
Propagation technique
Seed or tuber division
Extant collections
Specimens sent to CHR
Year naturalised
2022
Reason for introduction
ornamental, including cut flower trade
Etymology
modesta: Mild or modest
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: Ogle, C. (Year at time of access): Gloriosa modesta Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/gloriosa-modesta/ (Date website was queried)