Gloriosa Lilies are something that Pop planted and tended with much care. He loved the way the plants, although lilies, grew like vines. They actually will twine around anything given the chance. In just a matter of moments, the tendrils can latch on and then cling while supporting the tall plants. After the plants get approximately 4 to 5 ft tall, BAM!, there is an explosion of blooms! Like Pop, I plant the lilies. In fact, I got my start from him.
The lilies are also sometimes called Flame Lilies due to their red, yellow and orange colors. Each bloom starts as a sort of pale yellow and, as the blooms age, they flip inside out and start a progression from yellow to orange to red. Honestly, I thought that the name was...meh...ok but did not see the full resemblance until this morning.
As usual, I was on the pier before dawn and once I started the trek back up the hillside to the Small Gardens, the beauty of the Flame Lilies hit me. Wow! Yep! They really live up to that name! With the beams from the rising sun backlighting the lilies, they really resembled fire! Whoa! While the sunrise was just so-so, this was extraordinarily breathtaking! My goodness!
Now that I have witnessed the "fire" in the Flame Lilies, I am pretty sure that the name will stick. Too bad most other folks will never see them as I had the opportunity to do this morning. (Not many folks are traipsing about the place at the crack of dawn.)
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