Large Flowered Gladioli
Large Flowered Gladioli with tall spikes and elegant flowers are a must for summer. The plants are vigorous in constitution and lend themselves to unsurpassed floral arrangements, besides being excellent garden plants. (Corms).
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Black Surprise
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Burgundy-red blooms initiate a dramatic, elegant effect in your garden. Gladioli Black Surprise brings depth and richness, perfect for striking displays. Tall flower spikes provide sophistication, making this gladiolus an excellent choice for adding contrast, beauty, and timeless appeal to summer borders and floral arrangements.
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Buggy
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White petals with soft yellow centres give Gladioli Buggy a delicate, airy presence. This graceful gladiolus enhances your borders with light, refreshing colour. Apt for establishing a gentle garden contrast, because the soft hues brighten spaces. This is an ideal addition to your summer border and also for beautiful cut-flower arrangements.
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Circus Color
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A dazzling blend of purple, white, and yellow defines Gladioli Circus Colour. Each bloom bursts with lively tones, adding excitement to garden borders. Projecting a vivid allure, this gladiolus fills borders with a festival of colour, creating a dynamic, eye-catching show suited to summer gardens.
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Green Star
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A fresh take on a garden and cut-flower classic, gladioli ‘Green Star’ delivers zingy energy to borders, containers, and arrangements. Like a crisp Granny Smith apple, the zesty, lime-green blooms are lush and refreshing. This unusual, versatile variety harmonises beautifully with any colour palette. The chartreuse petals provide the perfect counterpoint to dark, velvety hues and brightly coloured blooms; they offer a zingy foil to softer pinks, and blend seamlessly with pure whites. The linear, structural spires bring a contemporary feel and vertical interest. These reliable performers can be planted successionally, to ensure fabulous blooms from July to September.
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Milka
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Gladioli ‘Milka’ produces elegant spires of ruffled, soft-lilac blooms over several weeks in summer.
Plant the corms at weekly intervals in spring for a continuous supply of flowers between July and September.
The exquisite flowers are perfect for cutting and adding an architectural sweep to large floral designs. Cut when the first buds begin to open from the bottom for the longest vase-life.
Ideal for both contemporary garden schemes, and traditional cottage garden borders.
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Mon Amour
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Cream, yellow, and pine-green shades combine in Gladioli Mon Armour, adding sophistication to your garden. Each flower exudes a soft elegance, enhancing borders with its refreshing palette. Subtle yet beautiful, this gladiolus enriches with a unique colour, offering gentle charm and elegance to borders.
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Nova Lux
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With a name meaning ‘New Light’, gladioli ‘Nova Lux’ will bring warmth and illumination to your garden spaces in summer. Tall spires of fresh, lemon blooms are ideal for planting to gently sway towards the back of a deep border. A traditional plant for cottage gardens, gladioli are also well suited to contemporary planting schemes – we love this new variety with silvery-greens and soft lavender shades.
Excellent for cutting and adding drama and architecture to large floral arrangements. Cut when the lower blooms begin to unfurl for the longest vase-life.
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Oscar
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Clusters of hot-red, velvet florets will burn brightly in borders during the latter months of summer, along elegant stems of handsome gladioli ‘Oscar’.
Prolong the bloom period by planting corms over several weeks in spring, into fertile, well-drained soil.
This lipstick-red, showy gladioli is an eye-catching choice for a jewel garden and is certain to impress in the vase.
Combine in the border with luscious burgundy-red perennials such as Dahlia ‘Arabian Night’ and Cosmos ‘Astrosanguineus’ for a luxurious look.
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Peter Pears
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Named after the English tenor, gladioli ‘Peter Pears’ is an ever-popular variety of giant-flowering gladioli.
Large, apricot-tangerine blooms are overlaid in gold, with a scarlet tongue on the lower petals. This classic, stand-out gladioli appeals to so many for good reason, enhancing summer borders with its tasteful tones and handsome architecture.
Flowers from July to September in rich, fertile soil and a sunny location.
Looks beautiful when grown amongst soft, lilac-purple shades, or rich burgundy hues which will enhance the peachy tones.
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Priscilla
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The tri-coloured blooms of gladioli ‘Priscilla’ must be seen to be believed. Ivory petals glow with a golden-yellow undertone, and feature a hot pink, frilled trim.
This flamboyant gladiolus makes a bold statement in the summer garden where the colourful spires will dazzle in the border like divas.
Perfect for cutting and adding height and drama to floral arrangements. For the longest vase-life, cut just as the lowest ruffled blooms begin to unfurl.
Plant the corms in succession, over several weeks in spring to ensure a steady stream of pretty, flowering spires.
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Purple Flora
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The opulent, royal-purple spires of gladioli ‘Purple Flora’ create a show-stopping, luxurious summer display when they bloom from July onwards. Large velvet blooms are clustered along tall, spiked stems, opening from the base upwards.
For a long succession of flowers, plant the corms over a period of several weeks during spring.
Traditionally used to add colour and texture to a busy cottage garden scheme, gladioli are also well-suited to more simple, modern gardens. Plant near the back of a border or large container with more airy plants at the forefront.
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Rose Supreme
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Bring sweet romance into the garden with the ruffled spires of salmon-rose gladioli ‘Rose Supreme’.
The majestic flower spikes bloom between July and September. To ensure a steady stream of soft colour, we recommend planting the corms at weekly intervals during early spring.
Gladioli thrive in humus-rich soil, in a sunny spot. Lift the corms in late autumn, once foliage has died back, before storing in a frost-free place ready to plant again the following spring.
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Gladioli Traderhorn
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Majestic spires of mandarin-red make gladioli ‘Traderhorn’ a summer show-stopper.
Plant these spectacular gladioli towards the centre or back of a garden border or large container where they will shine, adding drama and height.
A flick of white in the centre of each scarlet bloom serves to enhance the vivid colouring further.
Gladioli thrive in full sun, in fertile compost which is rich in organic matter. The corms can be lifted in late autumn, after foliage has faded, and stored in a frost-free place for planting again next spring.
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White Prosperity
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A glamorous gladiolus in understated pure white form. Gladioli ‘White Prosperity’ is an elegant, architectural bloom for the summer garden, with chic, crisp ruffled blooms of pure white.
Plant in small groups through a wide border for spiked bursts of sword like stems and verdant foliage in summer. Even before the flowers have opened, the chevron pattern of buds along each pointed stem will add texture and interest.
A luxurious flower for cutting, if you can bear to spare a few stems from the garden.