{"product_id":"doryanthes-excelsa","title":"Gymea Lily - Doryanthes excelsa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGymea Lily - Doryanthes excelsa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoryanthes excelsa\u003c\/em\u003e is the great architectural plant of the Sydney region: a rosette of stiff, sword-shaped leaves up to two metres long, from which mature plants throw a single enormous flower stem topped with a globular head of deep red flowers. Nothing else in the Australian native palette gives that combination of ground-level mass and vertical drama, and the plant is long-lived and almost indestructible once settled. It is slow to reach flowering age, so an established specimen is worth waiting for or buying at size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Gymea Lily\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Stem\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single thick spike carries a dense head of red flowers well above head height in spring and early summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad, strap-like leaves radiating from a central crown make a bold sculptural clump year round.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plants persist for decades and slowly build into multi-crowned clumps.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFire and Drought Resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: A large underground rootstock lets it survive drought and resprout after fire.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: The nectar-rich flower head draws honeyeaters and lorikeets in numbers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitectural feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant as the sculptural focus of a courtyard, entry or gravel garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMassed on a slope\u003c\/strong\u003e: Groups planted through a sandstone embankment for structure and erosion control.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative and bushland gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: A signature Sydney sandstone plant alongside banksias and grass trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Big pots on a terrace, where its slow growth and tolerance of neglect are an advantage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m for a massed group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandy or gravelly free draining soil, tolerates poor and rocky ground, will rot in heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water regularly through the first two summers to get the fleshy root system away, then reduce to occasional deep soaks. Mulch lightly with a coarse gravel or bark, keep the crown clear of mulch, and remove spent flower stems and dead leaves at the base to keep the rosette clean.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m of foliage, with flower spikes reaching 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coastal New South Wales, concentrated around the Sydney basin and Central Coast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795271745822,"sku":"ND-0624-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795271778590,"sku":"ND-0624-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795271811358,"sku":"ND-0624-90L","price":1175.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795271844126,"sku":"ND-0624-100L","price":1425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795271876894,"sku":"ND-0624-500MM","price":875.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/b86u2_QbpSEqMaeiGTTjS_mK1QaglN.jpg?v=1787312126","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/doryanthes-excelsa","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}