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Gladioli Purple Mate in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Gladiolus 'Purple Mate'

 

Gladioli 'Purple Mate'

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. 'Purple Mate' has royal purple flowers from mid Summer to Autumn

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plant Features
  • Gladioli Purple Mate likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Gladioli Purple Mate likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Gladioli Purple Mate is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Gladioli Purple Mate likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Gladioli 'Purple Mate'

Latin name

Gladiolus 'Purple Mate'

type

Cormous perennial

family

Iridaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Gladioli Purple Mate likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Gladioli Purple Mate is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Gladioli Purple Mate likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Gladioli Purple Mate likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gladioli Purple Mate is 0.30meters x 1.50meters 0.30 M 1.50 M

Gladiolus 'Purple Mate'

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. 'Purple Mate' has royal purple flowers from mid Summer to Autumn


Planting Outdoors Spring

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Gladioli do best in well drained soil in a sunny position. As soon as the soil is workable, prepare it for planting. Dig some well rotted manure into the soil. Rake bone meal into the surface at 4oz per square meter. Improve heavy or too-light soil by working in plenty of peat.. Plant the corms 4 inches deep in heavy soil, 6 inches deep in light soil from early spring. In heavy soil, add some sharp sand to help drainage. 3 or 4 fortnightly plantings of the same variety will provide blooms through the summer.

 

Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Gladioli tend to bloom from early to late summer however, the blooming time can be extended by spreading the planting out over 3 or 4 fortnightly plantings of the same variety.

 
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