Coastal Queensland isn't suitable for most of the classic cool-climate flowering bulbs like daffodils and tulips that we so often see in gardening books from those regions. However, there are a range of bulbs and bulb-like plants which we can use in subtropical and tropical regions. This page will concentrate on these warm climate bulbs (Cool climate bulbs are dealt with extensively in other gardening publications).

On other pages:

Agapanthus

Clivia

Hemerocallis

Nurseries supplying Bulbs & similar plants to Qld

News

Weedy lily not so glorious
Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba) is proving a significant threat to coastal dune vegetation on the Sunshine Coast. Herbicide trials are underway to develop a strategy for controlling the garden escape without unnecessary damage to native vegetation. Education of gardeners to prevent future infestations will also be undertaken. Read more at the maroochy Council website: Glory Lily, a Coastal Curse (February 2008)

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Species or groups

Not a complete list! More info & links will be added over time.

Agapanthus - go to Agapanthus page

Clivia - go to Clivia page

Hemerocallis (Daylillies) - go to Hemerocallis page

Others:

Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily Landscape Plant Fact Sheet, University of Florida USA (PDF)

Blandfordia nobilis Australia National Botanic Gardens

Crinum spp., Crinum Lily Landscape Plant Fact Sheet, University of Florida USA (PDF)

Eucharis amazonica, Eucharist Lily, Amazon Lily Landscape Plant Fact Sheet, University of Florida USA (PDF). This species is also known as E. grandiflora

Amazon Lily Eucharis grandiflora. Flowers of India

Eucharis amazonica UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, University of British Columbia, Canada

Hippeastrum x hybridum, Amaryllis Landscape Plant Fact Sheet, University of Florida USA (PDF)

Amaryllis The University of Georgia

Amaryllis - Hippeastrum (lots of pictures) Patricia's Garden, Florida, USA

Garden Gladiolus (Gladiolus x hortulanus) University of Arkansas

Growing Gladiolus NebGuide from University of Nebraska

Gladiolus for Summer Flowers Purdue University

Beautiful Life of the Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) Linda H. Yates, Leon County Extension, University of Florida, USA

Easter Lily Lilium longiflorum. Texas A&M University

The Easter Lily in North America (Lilium longiflorum) Yard and Garden News, University of Minnesota

Cats and Easter Lilies Don't Mix Colorado State University

Red spider lily pops up, surprises all once again (Lycoris radiata) Office of Agricultural Communications Mississippi State University

Notes on Lycoris species David Cooke's Botanical Pages

Naked Ladies, Hurricane Lilies Make Garden News (Lycoris) Office of Agricultural Communications, Mississippi State University

The genus Proiphys Australian National Botanic Gardens

Proiphys cunninghamii Brisbane Lily. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Watsonias in Australian Gardens David Cooke's Botanical Pages

Zephyranthes spp., Rain Lily Landscape Plant Fact Sheet, University of Florida USA (PDF)

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes candida) University of Arkansas

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Australian Bulb Association Inc

Australian Subterranean Succulent Flora The Cactus and Succulent Society of Queensland Inc

International Bulb Society

Pacific Bulb Society dedicated to gardening with bulbs all around the Pacific Rim

The African Garden, dedicated to Southern African Bulbs and hybrids (UK)

Biodiversity explorer Part of Museums Online South Africa. (Use the alphabetical menu to search for family or genus of interest)

Amaryllids In A Southern Garden A 1943 article by Elizabeth Lawrence Raleigh of North Carolina, USA

The life of a Bulb describing the effort involved in producing the spectacular displays at Filioli Estate near San Francisco (PDF)

Amaryllidaceae.org A website (in French) devoted to this family, which includes many popular warm-climate bulbs such as Hippeastrum, Zephyranthes and Clivia covering classification, biology, cultivation etc

New Zealand Lily Society

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