Gloriosa simplex Agave then sporadic in the summer

then sporadic in the summer

The patch is topped with small white flowers from late spring through early summer

as well as safety tips and tricks for handling these stand-offish plants

each with up to two dozen 2" spider-like

All day long the flower spikes are animated by visiting bumblebees

Gloriosa simplex Agave then sporadic in the summer(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