Gymea Lily

At Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, the Gaium lily, which is said to flower once every 10 years, is now in full bloom and at its best.

Guymea lilies are native plants of Australia that take 5 to 10 years to bloom.

In 2020, 11 plants were donated to Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens from Sydney, Australia, and the first blooms were confirmed on the 2nd of this month.

Currently, two plants are in bloom, growing to a height of about 6 meters, with bright red flowers about 40 centimeters long at the tip of the stem.

Visitors enjoyed taking photos and looking up at the flowers.

A fifth-grade boy from Togo Town, Aichi Prefecture, said, "It was the biggest flower I've ever seen. It was red and beautiful." A family of four from Ama City, Aichi Prefecture said, "We want to come and see it again in 10 years."

Tatsuki Yamamoto of Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens said, "We don't know when it will bloom next, so please enjoy looking at it now."

Guymea lilies will continue to bloom for about a month, so you can enjoy them until around the middle of next month.

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medi said:

So my usual morning routine is to check NHK and was surprised by this one:

“10年に一度開花” ガイミアリリー 約40cmの花が咲く 名古屋 | NHK

【NHK】名古屋市の東山動植物園で、開花が10年に一度と言われている「ガイミアリリー」の花が咲き、見頃を迎えています。

www3.nhk.or.jp

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"Blooms once every 10 years" Gaimi Lily, flowers about 40cm in size, Nagoya
May 26, 2025 4:29am [JST]


And this page gives us more information:

Doryanthes excelsa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

But what caught my attention and gave me an idea to share this was that blooming in 5-10 years thing. That was first. Then; that is one tall flower! This may seem like a weird thought, but I wonder if that height has anything to do with the giraffe? Maybe that flower is tasty?

And maybe one more link (Botanic Gardens of Sydney) could be okay:


AND that came from here: youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2QA3rJLEI

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