GLADIOLUS X HORTULANUS BOTANICAL NAME GLADIOLUS X HORTULANUS
PRONUNCIATION glad - ee - OH - lus
COMMON NAME Gladiolus
FAMILY Iridaceae
Life Cycle Herbaceous Perennial
Growth Habit Groundcover, Cutflower
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Linear Length 24” Width 1 1/2”
MARGIN Entire
VEINS Parallel
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Summer Flower is a spike Many colors
FRUIT
EXPOSURE Sun
GROWTH Medium
USE Border
DESCRIPTION Grows from a corm 2” -3” across Leaves have very coarse parallel veins and the leaves are flat
CULTURAL PRACTICES Tender corm