Cypress Vine Seeds

Gladiolus bloom beautiful, showy flowers. Gladiolus plants grow wonderfully in the warm weather of summer.

Gladiolus are available with flowers in a huge range of colors, including apricot, blue, burgundy, pink, gold, red, orange, and white, as well as multicolored varieties. It is sometimes called the sword lily.A great cutting flower, gladioli look beautiful in midsummer bouquets. Height ranges from 2 to 5 feet.

Their stems are generally unbranched, producing 1 to 9 narrow, sword-shaped, longitudinal grooved leaves. The flower spikes are large and one-sided. They are united at their base into a tube-shaped structure.

Common Name

Sword lily

Height

Up to 5 feet

Flower Colour

Any color

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Difficulty Level

Easy to grow

Planting And Care

• Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch
• Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season
• Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10am
• You should remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and throw in the garbage collector
• You should fertilize a plant at planting time and growing season
• Mulch the potting mix with organic material

Gladiolus Care

• Gladiolas bulbs submerge in the water until they germinate well
• Use the glass container for submerging the bulbs and keep it in the bright indirect sunlight
• Change the water twice a week
• After germinated bulb is planted in the potting mix
• Keep the plant where the maximum sunlight is available
• Watering should be done early in the morning if the soil is dry
• Following are the suggested compositions for bulb plantation:Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) or,Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (1:1:1)

Sunlight

Full to partial sunlight

Watering

Moderately

Soil

Sandy loam soil

Temperature

20 to 30 degrees C

Fertilizer

Apply any organic fertilizer.