Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 6 - 8 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3 - 4 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: red & yellow |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome Tuber |
Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: wear gloves when handling tubers/rhizomes |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Stolons and runners Offsets |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
jmorth | On November 13, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Seed pods bursting, 1st time (in ~ 20 yrs) seed collected (usually deadheaded flowers) |
jmorth | On November 12, 2014 | Winterized Moved to basement where stored dry in pots till next May. |
jmorth | On October 11, 2014 | Maintenance performed Moved all but one of potted Gloriosas into garge to be w/o water till die down and cut back to ground. Will move pots into basement for dry storage over winter (basement avg temp ~ 60° F) w/n a couple of wks. |
jmorth | On July 9, 2014 | Bloomed |
Lalambchop1 | On October 19, 2018 | Obtained plant Got tubers from Iris Reg 5 auction. |
tabbycat | On April 15, 2024 | Plant emerged Hanging basket was completely bare & over night 2 or 3 popped up. |
tabbycat | On June 6, 2023 | Bloomed late this year but 1st flower of 2023. Vine is only about 2' long. |
tabbycat | On April 21, 2022 | Plant emerged Found leaves on tubers in hanging pot |
tabbycat | On March 21, 2022 | Transplanted repotted to find about 5 tubers so in a hanging pot & watching for plants to emerge |
tabbycat | On April 1, 2021 | Plant emerged 4 sprouts Note: by May 1st 6" with leaves |
piksihk | On June 1, 2021 | Bloomed |
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