Flame lily

Description:

The national flower of Zimbabwe, it is common in Zimbabwe and Botswana and blooms during the rainy season

Habitat:

sandy soil near the chobe river

Notes:

All parts of the Gloriosa contain colchicine, the roots and seeds are especially rich. The lethal dose of colchicine is about 6 mg/kg,[5] and Gloriosa superba has been used as a means of committing suicide.