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Flower

Gloriosa superba

Description:

Shot from below... this is a very beautiful flower. On the same plant, there were floweres which also had yellow-red petals together. Red at the base and yellow at the tip of the petals. Here you are seeing all the petals from tip to base, red in color. The flower was around 5cm in diameter & the plant height was around 1-1.5 metre.

Habitat:

Forest in Western ghats. Clicked in rainy season.

Notes:

beautiful flowers

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3 Comments

Check this flower in my spotting

acewings.ajay
acewings.ajay 11 years ago

thank you Dheeraj... this must have been the fasted identification here and also an accurate one.. I googled its name and yes! spot-on correct.

gloriosa superba

acewings.ajay
Spotted by
acewings.ajay

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012

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