Gladioli Purple Flora
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Add a punch of deep, rich colour to your late summer border with the Gladioli Purple Flora. Also known as the 'sword lily' due to its blade-shaped foliage, the hardy gladiolus plant is celebrated for its upright, statuesque habit and flamboyant blooms which appear between June and August for guaranteed drama and impact. This sophisticated purple gladiolus produces silky flowers of intense violet, and will grow to a mature height of 90cm making it the perfect way to add height and dimension to your floral display. What's more, Gladioli are also a favorite cut flower of the British florist, so we recommend planting in abundance to ensure that excess stems can be cut and enjoyed in a vase or summer bouquet. Why not contrast with subtler pastel varieties as part of a mixed cottage-style display for maximum effect? Plant in sunny or partially shaded locations to ensure optimum richness of flower colour. Illustrated here with Sancerre (white variety). 12/14cm corms supplied.
Key Product Information
| Season Interest | Summer |
| Flower Colour | PURPLE |
| Foliage Colour | GREEN |
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| How Supplied | 12/14cm Corms |
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Season Interest
Summer |
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Flower Colour
PURPLE |
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Foliage Colour
GREEN |
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How Supplied
12/14cm Corms |
Flowering Time
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Plant Size
| Mature Height | 100cm |
| Mature Spread | 20cm |
| Plant Spacing | 15cm |
| Annual Growth | 60cm |
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Mature Height
100cm |
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Mature Spread
20cm |
| Planting | Plant at approx 15cm deep. |
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Planting
Plant at approx 15cm deep. |
Plant gladioli corms about 10-15cm deep and about 10-15cm apart, in fertile/well drained soil in spring. Planting can be done in succession from early March onwards to the end of May at fortnightly intervals. This ensures a continuity of flowers throughout the summer months. When planting in a heavy soil, place some sand underneath each corm to help with drainage.
You can water regularly as the growth begins to appear and you can dead head when flowers begin to die off, though make sure to leave foliage to grow throughout the summer. In late autumn when frosty and cold nights are likely to return, you should lift and dry the corms and store over the winter in a frost free shed/garage until ready to plant again next year.
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Suitable for planting in sunny locations
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Suitable for planting in partially shaded locations
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Excellent for cut flowers
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Suitable for growing in pots and containers
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Suitable for planting in sunny locations
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Suitable for planting in partially shaded locations
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- Planting & growing Instructions
- Video planting guides
Key Product Information
| Season Interest | Summer | |
| Flower Colour | PURPLE | |
| Foliage Colour | GREEN | |
| Preferred Location |
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| Positive attributes |
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| How Supplied | 12/14cm Corms |
Key Product Information
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Season Interest
Summer |
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Flower Colour
PURPLE |
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Foliage Colour
GREEN |
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Flowering Time
Available to buy
Plant Size
| Mature Height | 100cm |
| Mature Spread | 20cm |
| Plant Spacing | 15cm |
| Annual Growth | 60cm |
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Mature Height
100cm |
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Mature Spread
20cm |
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Plant Spacing
15cm |
| Planting | Plant in prepared soil, with a hole large enough to firmly hold the module. |
| Soil Type | Well drained fertile soil. |
| Pruning | Deadhead as necessary to prolong flowering. |
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Planting
Plant at approx 15cm deep. |
Plant gladioli corms about 10-15cm deep and about 10-15cm apart, in fertile/well drained soil in spring. Planting can be done in succession from early March onwards to the end of May at fortnightly intervals. This ensures a continuity of flowers throughout the summer months. When planting in a heavy soil, place some sand underneath each corm to help with drainage.
You can water regularly as the growth begins to appear and you can dead head when flowers begin to die off, though make sure to leave foliage to grow throughout the summer. In late autumn when frosty and cold nights are likely to return, you should lift and dry the corms and store over the winter in a frost free shed/garage until ready to plant again next year.
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