Striking beauty, but is tough and easy to grow

Gloriosa Lily

Striking beauty, but is tough and easy to grow

Striking midsummer color
Perfect for containers
Coiling tendrils add extra support

Striking and exotic in appearance, but so tough and easy to grow in a wide variety of conditions, and even tolerates poor soil. This climber produces one to four slender stems which generally grow up to 6 feet long emerging from a fleshy, elongated tuberous rhizome in spring. Each leaf has strong, parallel veins and tapers at the tip into a coiling, clinging tendril, allowing it to climb a simple support like a bamboo stake, trellis, or even other plants. Grown as a perennial in mild climates (zones 8-12) and as a summer bulb in colder areas. Please note that all Gloriosa lilies are poisonous plants, do not eat under any circumstances. Zones 3-10.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
3A-4A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
4B	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25
7B	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8B	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'
Height: 48 - 72
Spacing:12 - 18"
Spread:12 - 18"
Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
Color: Bright scarlet red with a yellow base and yellow margins.
Size: 10-12 cm
Blooms: Mid Summer, Late Summer
Zone: 3-10

Flower Form: Lily like with reflexed curvy petals and protruding stamens.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast.
Foliage: Ovate to lance shaped, 2 - 3" long, glossy bright green leaves form terminal tendrils at the ends.