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Also Known As	climbing lily • glory-lily

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Flame lily Gloriosa superba with wavy, red and yellow petals and long yellow stamens, blooming among green leaves in a greenhouse.

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Colchicaceae bellwort Colchicum

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous