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July 3, 2006 : Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense

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Keywords: Liliaceae | Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino var. yunnanense (Elwes) Stearn | KR.4008 | 035202-0523-2000

Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense

One of the hallmark plants of UBC Botanical Garden, giant Himalayan lily can grow up to 4m tall (see the interpretative sign). I haven't seen a plant reach that height yet in six years, but the plants in the garden frequently exceed 2.5m. However, a dried stalk just shy of 4m leans against the wall in a stairwell of the garden's research / admin building. I imagine a place will be found to exhibit it one day.

For more photographs of Cardiocrinum, see this thread on the garden's discussion forums.

And yes, the flowers are sweetly-scented (one doesn't even have to bend over to inhale!). My opinion is that they have a hint of a rootbeer fragrance.

Ecology / photography resource link: From the Griffith University Library in Australia, the Len Webb Ecological Images Collection. Collections such as these are quite valuable – ecological phenomena (I think) are underrepresented in photography, possibly because of the requirement to understand what is occurring ecologically before being able to represent it with an image.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at July 3, 2006 12:00 AM

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Cardiocrinum giganteum - Z7 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Cardiocrinum giganteum - Z7-9 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk

Posted by: Beverley at July 3, 2006 8:41 AM

What a beautiful flower! I come here everyday to learn and enjoy the photographs and links very much.

Posted by: Bobbie at July 4, 2006 5:22 AM

When the stalk in the stairwell was picked they were all that height or taller. I didn't aim to pick the tallest.

Posted by: judy newton at July 5, 2006 3:47 PM

Please share your comments about the photograph(s) and accompanying write-up. Telling a story about the subject of the photograph(s) is also much appreciated! If you have a gardening question, the best place to ask is on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums. Thank you!

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