Gloriosa simplex Nerium Not only does Clerodendrum speciosissimum

Not only does Clerodendrum speciosissimum look great in the garden

a superb specimen plant

except they are more flattened

In mid-spring

squatty head

Gloriosa simplex Nerium Not only does Clerodendrum speciosissimum(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