Gloriosa simplex Agave especially in a container for

especially in a container for the summer patio

then sporadic in the summer

All day long the flower spikes are animated by visiting bumblebees

each with up to two dozen 2" spider-like

Gloriosa simplex Agave especially in a container for(aka: Gloriosa plantii, Gloriosa superba 'Plantii') Gloriosa simplex is an amazingly showy species of the African native gloriosa lily. The 8' tall, twining deciduous vine is covered from June through summer (NC) with clusters of 3" flowers, each consisting of six red ruffled petals, highlighted by a dramatic yellow border that ages to cream. There are few plants better to beautify an ugly fence than gloriosa lilies. Like their cousins, colchicums