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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 36-48 inchs
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Yellow
Multi-Color: Peachy apricot
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Corms
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Hybrid Gladiola
  • Gladiolus
  • Gladiola

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Location: southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-08-02
 No staking. Overwinters in z5b if mulched. Nice informal blooms
Location: My garden in St Louis
Date: 2014-06-28
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property

Date: 2014-06-07
Location: My garden in St Louis
Date: 2014-06-28
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-07-14 
A lovely, wildflowery gladiolus.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-07-14 
With Lilium 'Scheherazade' in the background.
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On April 29, 2022 Seeds germinated
On 4-29-2022, observed 1st seedling.
MrsBinWY On April 15, 2022 Seeds sown
On 4-15-2022, sowed 14 seeds (all) from janinilulu's 2020G in milk jug on top of fish tank
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