Gladiolus Buttery Cheeks Astilbe is an elegant cobra lily

is an elegant cobra lily with a 2' tall dark purple-based stem

The stunning

creamy-yellow color

In late summer a small cluster of bright red berries replaces the flower atop the second leaf

We have been so thrilled at our success with Dioon edule that we want more folks to try it

Gladiolus Buttery Cheeks Astilbe is an elegant cobra lily(aka: Homoglad) Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks' is a unique twist on a garden favorite. With foliage that resembles a rain lily and flowering size corms the size of a shelled peanut, these easy to grow, winter growing Gladiolus tristis hybrids are not your grandmother's glads. Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks' emerges for us in mid October. The fast offsetting clumps are topped, starting for us in early to mid April with thin, but sturdy 2' tall stalks, each