Calostemma purpureum
Garland Lily
Garland Lily
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Common name: Garland Lily
Conservation status: . . .
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Flowers:
Flowers may be cream, yellow, pink or purple
The plant flowers during summer when there are no leaves
It bursts into flower in the midst of the heat of an Australian summer, when most other plants are not flowering
The flowers are purple-pink in colour forming in an umbel of 5-10 showy flowers
They appear on a stalk around 30 cm long
Fruit:
The flowers are replaced in autumn by clusters of large, berry-like seeds
The seeds may germinate while still on the plant
They germinate very readily but it may take three or four years before the new plant first flowers
Leaves:
Leaves form from the bulb during winter, and die off during spring
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
It is a long-lived perennial flowering plant
Habitat:
Related to the common daffodil, garland lilies were once common in large colonies in grassy areas, in particular the plain on which the city of Adelaide now stands
Due to urbanisation and grazing, the garland lily is now rare, only occurring in small pockets in parks on the outskirts of the city
Distribution:
It is native to South Australia, Victoria and NSW
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