species
Gladiolus × hybridus
Gladiolus · Sword lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Gladiolus × hybridus is a perennial in the family Iridaceae, also known as Gladiolus or Sword lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 20 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H3 (half hardy): −5 to 1°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 20 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H3 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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