Gloriosa Species, Gloriosa Lily, Climbing Lily, Flame Lily

Beautiful, easy to grow plant in Houston south of I-10. Mine stay in the ground year round. They die back to the ground in fall, but retu...Read Morern in the spring. Mine get about 6 hours of afternoon sun. They do need a little extra water in high heat and no rain as we have had this year.

I love mine. I planted last fall, thought they would never peak their heads up, but once june came, they popped up. I live in Georgia, ...Read Morewould you dig them up or leave in the ground.

Mine are grown in large containers, they are pest-free and attract hummingbirds and butterflies. They proliferate every year. I started ...Read Morewith 3 from MOBOT (Missouri Botanical Garden) 12 years ago, last time they were re-potted and totaled there were around 400. They are overwintered dry in the basement.

Although this plant is toxic (all parts expecially the tubers) it is a beautiful tropical. Mine grow in very poor soil (one of the few p...Read Morelants that will grow in this sandy poor soil) and continues to propogate. It can get a bit out of hand in not kept in check. The blossoms are beautiful. . For such an exotic plant the gloriosa is very easy to grow and is a real survivor.