Orchid Lily

Barclaya longifolia

Wall. Species

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Botanical name
Barclaya longifolia
Also known as
Orchid Lily
Family
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Barclaya
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Orchid Lily

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Barclaya longifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Barclaya oblonga Barclaya pierreana Hydrostemma longifolium

Others in Barclaya

Barclaya rugosa
Barclaya wellyi
Barclaya motleyi
Barclaya panchorensis
Barclaya rotundifolia

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