(Gamini® Gladiolus, Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

Pretty and petite, Glamini® Series glads are noted for brightly hued flower spikes on compact sturdy stems. The blooms are full size and the spikes do not require staking. Recently introduced by For Ever U.A. of Holland, Glamini® Series glads are complex hybrids that trace their ancestry to some of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are native to Africa, particularly South Africa,...

(Gladiolus, Painted Lady)

An old garden favorite, the painted lady gladiolus is planted for its lovely blooms and is a hybrid parent of many newer gladiolus cultivars. Native to South Africa, this bulbous, clump-forming tender perennial inhabits sloped grasslands and areas, often with sandy loam soils. It naturalizes easily and has become weedy in some parts of the world, including Australia.

Clumps of long, sword-shaped rise from the ground and are equitant, which means they overlap and unfold like a fan. Both the leaves...

(Cornflag, Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

An old garden favorite, cornflag is planted for its lovely spikes of deep magenta blooms. Native to Spain and northwest Africa, this bulbous, clump-forming tender perennial naturally inhabits dry grass and shrub lands. It is used in hybridization of new gladiolus varieties and naturalizes easily. In fact, has become naturalized in many tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.

The leaves are long, sword-shaped and in an equitant arrangement, which means they overlap and unfold like a fan. Both...

(Byzantine Gladiolus, Cornflag, Sword Lily)

The commonly planted Byzantine cornflag is an old garden favorite that offers spikes of bright magenta flowers in early summer. It is distinguished by its robust nature, the distinct white lines along its lower petals, unique floral calyces (the structures at the base of the flowers) and more limited natural distribution. Otherwise, it is just like standard cornflag.

Cornflag is native to regions of Spain and northwest Africa, this bulbous, clump-forming tender perennial naturally inhabits dry...

(Gladiolus, Large-flowered Gladiolus, Sword Lily)

Hybridized from a number of African gladiolus, these popular and showy summer-blooming herbaceous perennials grow from a bulb-like corm. The spikes of large, richly hued tubular flowers are held above upright, sword-shaped leaves.

Grandiflora gladiolus are best grown in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to part sun. They make excellent cut flowers and may be planted in mixed borders, beds, or large containers. A loose, airy winter mulch will boost their hardiness.

(Acidanthera, Fragrant Gladiolus, Gladiolus, Peacock Gladiolus)

Variously known as peacock gladiolus, fragrant gladiolus, sword lily and acidanthera (a reference to its former scientific name), this species of gladiolus is a graceful representative of the group. It is native to the mountainous regions of East Africa and adds a lovely tall focal point to perennial gardens and containers. Gladiolus murielae is a flowering perennial that grows from a bulbous corm (a swollen, solid, bulb-like underground structure) covered with fibrous papery skin. The...

(Gladiola)

The leaves are long, strap or sword-shaped and equitant, which means they overlap and unfold like a fan. The flower spikes appear in spring, summer or autumn. The colorful, funnel-shaped blooms have six petals/tepals that join at the base. They line the tall stems on one side and open from the bottom of the spike up. Most gladioli grown today are hybrids of complex origin. Nonetheless, there are three distinct types of Gladiolus hybrids with differing characteristics.

The Grandiflora...

(Honeylocust)

Distinguished by its fine-textured summer leaves and its informal spreading habit, this popular medium to large deciduous tree is native to the central and eastern United States and extreme southern Ontario. Most cultivated honeylocusts are sterile, non-fruiting selections of the thornless variety Gleditisia triacanthos f. inemris.

The bright green, pinnately compound leaves of this cold-hardy tree cast filtered shade. They flush relatively late in spring and turn dull yellow...

(Thornless Honeylocust)

Distinguished by its fine-textured summer leaves and its informal spreading habit, honeylocust is a ubiquitous medium to large deciduous tree native to the central and eastern United States and extreme southern Ontario. Most garden honeylocusts are sterile, non-fruiting selections of the thornless variety Gleditisia triacanthos f. inemris.

The bright green, pinnately compound leaves of this cold-hardy tree cast filtered shade. They flush relatively late in spring and turn dull...

(Thornless Honeylocust)

Honeylocust is a spiny, lacy-leaved, medium to large deciduous tree native to the central and eastern United States and southern Ontario. Imperial® is a compact, round-crowned, unarmed selection introduced in 1956 by Cole Nursery of Painesville, Ohio.

This cultivar has dainty, bright green, pinnately compound leaves that cast filtered shade. The foliage emerges relatively late in spring and turns dull yellow in autumn. Fallen leaves create relatively little mess. The trunk has gray-brown, shallowly...