Gladiolus 'Ruby' syn. Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'
Gladioli 'Ruby' (Papilio)
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. 'Ruby' has larger hooded blooms than the species and with rich ruby-red flowers in mid to late summer.
Contributed by @inlove
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Full sun
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Gladioli 'Ruby' (Papilio)
Latin name
Gladiolus 'Ruby' syn. Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'
type
Cormous perennial
family
Iridaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.15 M
0.80 M
Gladiolus 'Ruby' syn. Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'
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. 'Ruby' has larger hooded blooms than the species and with rich ruby-red flowers in mid to late summer.
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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