What flower is the Gloriosa? Introduction to the national flower of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Gloriosa belongs to the order Liliales, family Liliaceae, a climbing plant, and is the national flower of Zimbabwe; its petals curling backward is an important characteristic, with wavy petal margins. It prefers warm, humid climates and fertile soil rich in organic matter, with good drainage and aeration, and strong water retention, and grows well in dense forests and damp grassy thickets. In China, it can only be grown outdoors in the warm south; in the north it is mostly grown in pots, used to decorate courtyards, balconies, living rooms and other places, and the flowers can also be made into corsages or combined with other flowers to make bouquets. It is distributed in southern Yunnan, China, Hainan Province, China, and tropical Asia and Africa.

Gloriosa

Morphological characteristics:

Climbing plant; rhizome block-like, fleshy, often forked, about 1 cm thick. Stem 2-3 m long or longer. Leaves usually alternate, sometimes also opposite, lanceolate, 7-13 cm long, apex tail-like and extending into a very long tendril (except the lowest leaves), base with a short stalk. Flowers beautiful, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves or near the leaf axils, sometimes arranged nearly corymbosely at the end of the branch; pedicel up to 10-15 cm long; tepals linear-lanceolate, 4.5-5 cm long, about 8 mm wide, reflexed, raised upward because the flower nods downward, base narrowed and more or less stalk-like, margin crisped-wavy, upper half bright red, lower half yellow, persistent; filaments 3-4 cm long, anthers linear, about 1 cm long; style filiform, nearly as long as the filaments, the divided part about 6-7 mm long.

Gloriosa

Medicinal value:

Gloriosa tubers are rich in colchicine, which in medicine can be used to treat diseases such as cancer, acute gout and bronchitis.

Garden use:

The Gloriosa flower has a peculiar shape, like a burning flame, gorgeous and elegant, with varied and changeable flower colors and a long flowering period. It is a beautiful vertical greening flower and can be used for courtyard greening and beautification indoors and outdoors. It can also be planted on balconies, trellises, pavilion pillars, flower corridors and other places.

Gloriosa

Flower meaning: glory

Flower-giving etiquette: mostly grown in large pots, with the support wrapped in satin ribbon, the pot wrapped in thin wrapping paper, and a satin ribbon tied on to add a sense of splendor.

Origin of the flower name: the petals curling backward is an important characteristic, and the flower name comes from the Latin meaning of "astonishment" and "beauty." The wavy petal margins display a beauty that transcends reality.