General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 30 to 34 inches (76-86cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus.
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Remove seed(s) from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets

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Common names
  • Cobra Lily
  • Himalayan Giant Cobra Lily
Also sold as:
  • 'Magnificum'

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-10-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: z6a MA, My Garden
Date: 2011-06-19
Location: z6a MA, My Garden
Date: 2011-06-06
Location: z6a MA, My Garden
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-06-03
Location: z6a MA, my garden
Date: 2013-06-03
These, I believe, are offsets from a tuber that rotted in 2010. F
Location: z5 MA, my garden
Date: 2010-06-20
Slow to increase here.
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