Gladiolus (Red) - Bulbs (set of 10)

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Description

Gladiolus bloom beautiful, showy flower. Gladiolus plants grow wonderfully in the warm weather of summer.

Gladiolus are available with flowers in a huge range of colors, including apricot, blue, burgundy, pink, gold, red, orange, and white, as well as multicolored varieties. It is sometimes called the sword lily. A great cutting flower, gladioli look beautiful in midsummer bouquets. Height ranges from 2 to 5 feet.

Their stems are generally unbranched, producing 1 to 9 narrow, sword-shaped, longitudinal grooved leaves. The flower spikes are large and one-sided. They are united at their base into a tube-shaped structure.
Common Name Sword lily
Height Up to 5 feet
Flower Colour Red
Bloom Time Summer
Difficulty Level Easy to grow

Planting procedure

  • Planting time is October for plains and March-April for hills.
  • Dig a hole about 5 cm deep to sow the bulb.
  • Set the bulb in the hole, pointy end up, then cover with soil and press firmly
  • Space bulbs 6 to 8 inches apart
  • Following are the suggested compositions for bulb plantation: Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1) or, Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (1:1:1)

Gladiolus care

  • Gladiolas bulbs submerge in the water until they do not germinate well
  • After germinated bulb is planted in the potting mix
  • Keep the plant where the maximum sunlight is available
  • Watering should be done early in the morning if the soil is dry
  • Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch
  • Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering for the winter & rainy season
  • Try to water the plants in the morning around 8-10am
  • You should remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and throw in the garbage collector
  • You should fertilize a plant at planting time and growing season
  • Mulch the potting mix with organic material
Sunlight Full to partial sunlight
Watering Moderately
Soil Sandy loam soil
Temperature 20 to 30 degrees C
Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer.

Gladiolus special feature

Attractive flower

Gladiolus uses

  • This flowering bulbous plant is used as the ornamental purpose.
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