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    GLADIOLUS
    GLADIOLUS
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    GLADIOLUS

    Commonly known as Sword lily

    Genus of about 180 species of cormous perennials from rocky slopes, seasonally dry grasslands and marshy areas mainly in South Africa, but also from the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, northwestern and eastern Africa, Madagascar and western Asia.

    The colourful, showy spikes have been developed into over 10,000 hybrids and cultivars.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Grown for their spikes of funnel-shaped flowers.
    • Place of origin
      Mediterranean, Africa and western Asia
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Cormous perennial.
    • Herbaceous
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Gladiolus - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    varieties
    GLADIOLUS communis
    Whistling Jacks
    a cultivated form of the light to deep magenta gladioli which is often found wild in Cornish hedgerows or older cottage gardens
     
    Dry bulbs in season pack of 10
    £7.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    5 bulbs per pot
    £12.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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