Name: Michele Roth N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b) I'm always on my way out the door..
Those are beautiful, Sharon!
They love you, regardless.
I got lucky with my two new, what-do-I-do-with-them plants. Both of them seem to be happy as trailers in a basket, so I'm breathing a big sigh of relief, myself!
No matter how much we think we know, there's always one more thing to learn, right, Chelle?
Glad yours are happy too.
I'm also glad I will have another year to do mine right!
Live & learn.
Next year Sharon, next year. Thank goodness most plants are ever so forgiving.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
It is only we who insist they must be on a trellis so that we can more fully enjoy the beauty of them. They don't care if we can see them as long as they get pollinated & do their thing.
Don't worry, be happy!
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
Name: Mary The dry side of Oregon Be yourself, you can be no one else
Who would have ever thought "vining" and lilies would go together. Surely not me, nor apparently, you! Year end sales of nursery supplies would be a good time to grab a suitable trellis. I wouldn't brave the stickery holly leaves to do clean up now, wait, let nature do some of it for you.
I think I have a trellis in the garage, Mary. It's one I used on my Peggy Martin rose when I first planted it and before I moved it to climb the redbud tree. It wasn't strong enough for Peggy, but will be fine for the gloriosas.
I hope.
I loved your image of the leaves holding hands. I'd not grown gloriosas before this year either. I love the flowers, but the leaves reaching out and connecting with others is enchanting. When I first noticed that behavior, this popped into my head: Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. How odd, I thought. Where in the world did that come from--and why? Then I realized it was a biblical quote. But how did it fit this situation? Yes, it's a lily, but it seemed like there was more that was relevant. It suddenly hit me: spin! Contrary to other lilies, this one DOES spin. One of the meanings of "spin" is "to twist together." And that's what gloriosa lily leaves do.
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Same thing. Same message we got from them, Larry. Neither of us was familiar with them, but both of us saw the connection. Holding hands, twisting together. The lilies of the field don't do it, but the gloriosas do.
Why did I think that? 
