it will produce larger plants and more spectacular flowers. Best floweringoccurs in full sun in humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soil and willadapt to a wide range of soils except clay. Provide consistent moistureduring the growing season; after flowering watering can be reduced.Over a dozen eye-catching florets per stem on the Gladiolus Priscilla arearranged on strong and erect spikes adorned with pointed sword-like leaves.Spectacular on its own, in the garden or in a vase. Gladioli are sometimesknown as “Sword Lilies” or “Glads” and these Summer flowering corms producetall slender stems ranging from 80-120 cm high. Their striking colourcombinations make a real statement in most gardens and using staggerplanting can create long-lasting displays as Gladioli can be planted rightthrough until December. Plant in full sun and in well-drained soil. If soilis heavy, mound it up so that excess water will run off from around thearea were the corm has been planted. Protect them from strong winds byeither planting in a sheltered spot or supporting them with a growthsupport system. Gladioli can be timed to flower anytime during summersimply by planting about 90 days before you require them to be in flowerbut avoid planting until the danger of frosts have passed. You can also usethis timing to create a long lasting display with stagger planting. Theblooms can be removed when they have begun to fade but leave the foliageuntil it has died down. Lift the corms in autumn and store in a cool, darkplace with plenty of air movement until July-August then plant out again inthe normal way.
Garden Use
Suitable for beds, borders andcontainers
Planting Guide
Sword-lilies bloom for up to 2weeks or so and to extend their bloom in the garden consider planting everytwo weeks from the last frost date until early summer enabling a staggeredblooming period. Typically it takes 10-12 weeeks from planting toflowering. Grows up to 90-120cm tall. The bigger the corm, the more chance