Lycoris rosea Red Sunset Gaillardia sweet gum-shaped leaves of rich

sweet gum-shaped leaves of rich green are surrounded by a wide creamy white border and held along the semi-upright free-form (nursery lingo for not straight) growing stems

The 8" tall clump is topped in late March (NC) with short flower spikes of large

Amorphophallus thaiensis

backed by three twisted yellow sepals

The 15" tall x 30" wide clumps are topped in June and July with spikes of spider-like lavender hummingbird flowers

Lycoris rosea Red Sunset Gaillardia sweet gum-shaped leaves of richLycoris x rosea 'Red Sunset' is a Phil Adams cross of Lycoris sprengeri 'Hayward' x Lycoris radiata that was subsequently backcrossed again with Lycoris radiata. Lycoris 'Red Sunset' produces a 2' tall bronze stalk, topped with spidery petaled, rosy red flowers, lightly tipped in dark blue. For us, the flower stalks arise from bare ground, starting in early August (NC). After flowering, the narrow, liriope like foliage emerges in fall and persists