(Esta Bonita Gladiola, Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large flowers in delicious peachy hues line the tall, upright spikes of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean and...

(Fidelio Gladiola, Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large glowing violet-magenta flowers line the tall, upright spikes of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus, which was introduced in 1959. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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, but other species are from...

(Georgette Gladiola, Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Elegant ruffled orange blooms with bright yellow throats line the upright flower stems of this Butterfly Gladiolus. Smaller and less familiar than the large-flowered Grandiflora glads, Butterfly hybrids are strikingly patterned, relatively cold-hardy cultivars that trace their ancestry to several 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...

(Gladiola, Green Star Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large, slightly ruffled, light green blooms line the tall, upright flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus, which was introduced in 2001. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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, but other species...

(Gladiola, Halley Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Ivory flowers with pale yellow, red-veined throats line the upright flower stems of this Nanus type Gladiolus, which was introduced in 1986. Less familiar than the large-flowered Grandiflora glads, Nanus hybrids are relatively small, cold-hardy, early-blooming cultivars that trace their ancestry to several 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...

(Gladiola, Impressive Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Elegant pale pink flowers with large diamond-shaped purple-rose blotches line the upright flower stems of this Nanus type Gladiolus, which was introduced about 1958. Less familiar than the large-flowered Grandiflora glads, Nanus hybrids are relatively small, cold-hardy, early-blooming cultivars that trace their ancestry to several of the more than 250 Gladiolus species. All gladiolus are herbaceous perennials that grow from bulbous corms covered with fibrous papery skin. Many are...

(Gladiola, Jacksonville Gold Gladiola, Sword ILly)

Large golden to lemon yellow flowers line the tall, upright flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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, but other species are from Asia, the Mediterranean...

(Gladiola, Jester Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large deep yellow flowers with scarlet pansy-like faces line the tall, upright flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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, but other species are from Asia,...

(Gladiola, Las Vegas Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large, coral-red blooms with pale yellow interiors line the upright flower stems of this Primulinus type Gladiolus, which was introduced in 2000. Bearing spikes of hooded, widely spaced flowers - in contrast to the crowded spires of the familiar Grandiflora hybrids - Primulinus glads are complex hybrids whose ancestry includes G. dalenii (formerly known as G. primulinus). They are among the most cold- and heat-tolerant glads. Gladiolus are herbaceous perennials...

(Gladiola, Mascagni Gladiola, Sword Lily)

Large fiery blooms line the tall upright flower stems of this Grandiflora type Gladiolus, which was introduced in 1964 by the Dutch hybridizers Konijnenburg and Mark. Famed for their crowded spikes of showy flowers on tall sturdy stems, Grandiflora glads are complex hybrids derived from 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,...