Scientific Name:
Gladiolus
cv.
Pronunciation:
glad-ee-OH-lus
Common Name:
gladiolus, gladioli
Family Name:
Iridaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Corms; leaves basal, lanceolate-elliptic-linear, most 30-60cm long x 2-4cm wide, often in a fan-like arrangement; flowers sessile, most 5-8(-15)cm wide, in spikes up to 1m long.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Africa - southern, Africa - tropical, Central / west Asia, Europe, Garden origin (Mediterranean)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Cut flower or foliage
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red (Also bicolors)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Six tetals, often with frilled margins; large sheathing green bracts
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Corms
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Blight or needle cast, Crown rot, Mealybugs, Mites, Mold, Root rot, Scale insects, Thrips, Virus, Whitefly (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
