I have always been meaning to get some red spider lilies. I found a secluded nursery two days ago. It was hidden down a drive way in suburbia on the mainland. Wondrously, Water Dragons Physignathus lesueurii lined the road. Some very big 4' ones sunning.
No red spiders but I noticed a red spear lily, which I happily bought.
It turned out to be a large Australian native Doryanthes palmeri. Apparently the leaves grow to 3 metres long with a flowering stem 3-5 metres. It is slow to establish and flowering taking up to 10 years. This is quite exciting but always a challenge as a gardener when you are already near your own life expectancy.
Here goes.
