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Gloriosa superba |
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| | Notice the hooked leaf tips |
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| | Arising from its bulb, early April |
| Synonym(s) |
gloriosa rothschildiana |
| Common name |
gloriosa lily; glory lily |
| Family |
colchicaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z8b-10)  |
| Flowers |
red/yellow |
| Size |
vine to 10' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
moist, well-drained soil |
Climbing member of the lily tribe that uses tendrils extending from its leaf tips to cling to supports and scramble upward towards the light. Its flowers are striking in shape and color, with three-to-five-inch-long curvy petals, red with yellow bands, and prominent stamens emerging perpendicular to the flower stem. It dies back after flowering, to re-emerge from its bulb. May need some winter mulch protection in a typical Houston winter.
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| | Growing up into an Arizona cypress |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back fence border, waterfall pondside About my plant portraits
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