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Gladiolus x hortianus |
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Gladiolus, Gladiola |
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Hybrid Origin |
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Erect plant growing from a corm. |
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1 to 5 feet |
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Flowers showy, in
one-sided spikes, each flower from 2-4 inches wide, in many shades and markings, the upper perianth
sometimes hooded. |
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Summer. Successive
plantings
should be made to insure flowers for continuous
cutting. |
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Basal and cauline, sword-shaped, 1-2 inches
wide, many veins. The leaves are erect. |
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- Large Flowered Hybrids - 2-4˝ feet, vigorous,
robust growth habit and a wide array of colors.
Individual blooms may be 4-8 inches in diameter.
- Butterfly and Miniature Hybrids - ˝-4 feet, many
flowers per stem, each bloom is 1˝-3˝ in
diameter, often with ruffled petals. Corms are
small and do not multiply as rapidly as other types.
- Primulinus Hybrids - ˝-3 feet, less
vigorous but have a more graceful habit than
the large flowered hybrids.
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Gladiolus dalenii
is chiefly responsible for the production of
the summer blooming hybrids. Other
summer blooming species also contributed to the modern hybrids, including
G. cruentus, G. oppositiflorus, G. papilio and
G. saundersii. |
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