Doryanthes palmeri

The giant spear lily grows as a moncarpic rosette like an agave, but has floppy spineless leaves up to 2 or 3 m long. It will eventually bloom with a bright red flowering structure, up to 3 to 5 meters tall.

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Doryanthes palmeri, known as giant spear lily, is one of only two species of plant in the genus Doryanthes, both endemic to eastern Australia.

It grows as a moncarpic rosette like an agave, but has floppy spineless leaves up to 2 or 3 m long. It will eventually bloom with a bright red flowering structure, up to 3 to 5 meters tall. 


Pictures from wikimedia commons:
By Paebi - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50244429
By Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1282321
Cultivation Protected
Plant origin Oceania
Presentation Bare root
Botanical family Doryanthaceae
Light Sun
Flowering Season Autumn
Plant type Herbaceous
Shape Perennials