Sinningia tubiflora Aucuba Lycoris x squamigera is the

Lycoris x squamigera is the most well-known and easiest-to-grow of the surprise lilies

I had never seen anything quite this beautiful

The spectacular

Upon unfurling

Aucuba japonica 'Arashiyama' is a true collector plant

Sinningia tubiflora Aucuba Lycoris x squamigera is the(aka: Sinningia longituba) One of the real joys of gardening is finding a plant that you think can't be hardy and then discovering that it becomes an easy to grow staple in your garden. Such is the case with the hardy gloxinia, Sinningia tubiflora. Forming large underground tubers, Sinningia tubiflora not only lives, but spreads nicely in our rock garden. All summer long, the green, felty leaf clumps are topped with 20" tall spikes of 6" long, very