Doryanthes Excelsa 'Gymea lily'-FLOWER-25 seeds

DORYANTHES EXCELSA      “Gymea Lily” 

Family: Doryanthaceae.  

Sprouting: 21-40 days (@18-22C).

Endemic to coastal areas near Sydney, with leaves up to 1m long x 100mm wide. The flowers that appear generally in Spring are bright red, up to 100mm in a compact head approx. 300mm in diameter, which perches atop a 2-4m high stalk. 

This one needs lots of room to grow and prefers a well-drained deep site with plenty of water, in full sun or part shade.  Although the seeds usually germinate readily, the plants may not provide blooms for around 8 years after sowing.  Once they do though, the wait is spectacularly worth it. The foliage is frost-resistant but the flowers are usually not so protection for the flower-heads may be necessary in cold climates.

Photo of flower: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 21 May 2024 –11.33am AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants). Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.