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Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Gladiolus murielae syn. Acidanthera bicolor, Acidanthera bicolor 'Murielae', Acidanthera murielae, Gladiolus bicolor 'Murielae', Gladiolus callianthus, Gladiolus callianthus 'Murielae', Gladiolus 'Murieliae'

 

Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus

Gladioli have been extensively hybridized and a wide range of ornamental flower colours are available from the many varieties. They are popular in summer cottage gardens and are mostly planted at the back of borders to provide colour anf height. They make very good cut flowers. Corms should be lifted in winter before frosts and replanted in spring, on sand if your soil is not free draining. This variety has grass like leaves that sport beautiful tubular scented flowers. Growing to 70–100 cm tall, and in late summer, numerous fragrant white flowers with a maroon (occasionally orange) blotch in the throat.

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plant Features
  • Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus

Latin name

Gladiolus murielae syn. Acidanthera bicolor, Acidanthera bicolor 'Murielae', Acidanthera murielae, Gladiolus bicolor 'Murielae', Gladiolus callianthus, Gladiolus callianthus 'Murielae', Gladiolus 'Murieliae'

type

Cormous perennial

family

Iridaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gladioli (Species) Abyssinian Gladiolus is 0.10meters x 1.00meters 0.10 M 1.00 M

Gladiolus murielae syn. Acidanthera bicolor, Acidanthera bicolor 'Murielae', Acidanthera murielae, Gladiolus bicolor 'Murielae', Gladiolus callianthus, Gladiolus callianthus 'Murielae', Gladiolus 'Murieliae'

Gladioli have been extensively hybridized and a wide range of ornamental flower colours are available from the many varieties. They are popular in summer cottage gardens and are mostly planted at the back of borders to provide colour anf height. They make very good cut flowers. Corms should be lifted in winter before frosts and replanted in spring, on sand if your soil is not free draining. This variety has grass like leaves that sport beautiful tubular scented flowers. Growing to 70–100 cm tall, and in late summer, numerous fragrant white flowers with a maroon (occasionally orange) blotch in the throat.


Flowering Season

From Mid Summer TO Late Summer

Numerous fragrant white flowers with a maroon (occasionally orange) blotch in the throat, appear from mid-summer.

 

Planting Outdoors Spring

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant corms in well drained soil having applied a good measure of well rotted manure. They should be 4 inches deep in heavy soil and 6 inches in light soil.

 
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