Gloxinia Little Red Amaryllids which are also highly prized

which are also highly prized by all kinds of bees

which takes on a pink cast in sun

The 18" tall x 3' wide clumps are composed of upright stalks

starting in late summer and continuing into late fall

comes to us from the garden of South Africa's Ian Smith

Gloxinia Little Red Amaryllids which are also highly prized(aka: Seemannia 'Little Red') Gloxinia 'Little Red' is an amazing John Boggan hybrid, a cross of Gloxinia nematanthodes and Gloxinia purpurascens, that we've had on trial since 2011. Although it emerges very late, usually around July 1 (NC), Gloxinia 'Little Red' is a showstopper from mid summer until frost. The dark cinnamon stems are clothed with thumb sized, bronzy green leaves. Each leaf axil is home to small, tubular, scarlet orange flowers a