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Usually grown as annuals, gladiolus may also be dug and stored over winter. They are reliably winter hardy in zones 8-11 and sometimes in much colder zones. Learn more at our Hardy Glads Page.
Name | Date | Type | Color | Notes | Ht. | Rarest, Etc. |
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Abyssinian glad | 1888 | species | white with purple eye | fragrant | 36-48” | |
Elvira | 1956 | Nanus | soft pink & ruby | early blooming | 24-36” | |
Nova Lux | 1965 | traditional | bright, soft yellow | lights up the garden | 48” | |
Plum Tart | 1976 | traditional | intense rose to purple | as hardy as ‘Atom’? | 4’ | |
Priscilla | 1977 | traditional | hot pink, white, & yellow | young but awesome | 4-5’ | |
Starface | 1960 | small-flowered | apricot, butter, raspberry | rapturously beautiful | 36” | Rarest |
Trader Horn | 1972 | traditional | bright, bold scarlet | brushed with cream | 4-5’ | |
Wine and Roses | 1976 | traditional | pink, burgundy, & white | like Miltonia orchids | 4’ |