Gladiolus Plant And Flower

Gladiolus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family. It is sometimes called the sword lily as the Latin word is a diminutive of gladius, a sword. It is usually tall with tightly packed spikes of six to eight blossoms open in sequence from the bottom.


Gladiolus lend itself to almost any type of style from the use of a full stem to provide height to a tall arrangement or individual florets for corsage and wedding work. The 2- to 8-inch-wide florets bloom in one direction with sword shaped foliage on stems. Gladiolus last seven to 10 days and are available in a wide variety of colors including white, green, cream, yellow, buff, orange, salmon, pink, red, lavender, purple, blue and terra cotta. The regal flowers for long-lasting cut flowers, and easy to grow!

Gladiolus - All America Mixture Awarded the coveted All-America gladiolus award.

Gladiolus - Tiny Tot Mix Tiny Tot gladiolus are early flowering, short stemmed strong and healthy. They grow to an average height of 30 inches. They work well as outdoor potted plants, garden borders and center pieces.

Gladiolus - Mixed An excellent blended mixture of many colors and top cut flower varieties ensures that this is the best mixture available.

Gladiolus - White Angel White Angel gladiolus is precisely tailored, lavishly ruffled and heavily substanced. Truly an angel face among glads.

Gladiolus - Mixed Border This delightful border gladiolus mixture comes in a broad range of colors, are shorter than the standard glads and therefore can be used for multiple purposes.