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

backed by three twisted yellow sepals

Paeonia 'Magenta Gem' makes a sturdy 2' tall x 3' wide deer-resistant clump topped

and topped in October with terminal clusters of lovely v-shaped flowers that are white at the base and cobalt blue at the tips

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