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Hybrid Gladiolus Essential
Hybrid Gladiolus Essential
Satiny white flowers look beautiful in moon gardens or when paired with other colors. Growing up to 5' tall, Hybrid Gladiolus Essential is one of the best white glads available! Its swordlike foliage and tall flower spikes make striking accents in the flower border. They're also very showy cut flowers. To enjoy blooms for many weeks, plant bulbs at two-week intervals from early spring until the end of June. Glads are easy to grow, requiring only full sun and good drainage. Deer tend to pass them by. Lift in the fall in zones 3-7.
- Hardiness Zones 3-10. Lift in Fall in zones 3-7
- Mature Height 4.2 - 5 feet
- Bloom Time Mid to late summer (Jul-Aug)
- Light Requirements Full Sun
- Ship As14-16 CM Bulb
- Deer Resistant
- Cut Flower
- Attracts Pollinators
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Botanical Name: Gladiolus 'Essential'
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Product Details
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Botanical Name:
Gladiolus 'Essential' -
Ship As:
Bulb -
Size:
14-16 CM -
Lift In Fall:
3-7 -
Suggested Uses:
Borders, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant, Attract Pollinator
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Flower Color:
White -
Flower Form:
3- 4" wide florets carried along 1 side of the robust stems, 10 - 12 are open at a time. -
Foliage Type:
Long strap-like leaves, medium green in color. -
Mature Spread:
4 - 6 inches -
Spacing:
4 - 6 inches
Growing Tips
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Planting Instructions:
4-6" deep and 4-6" apart. -
Soil Moisture:
Well drained -
Will Tolerate:
Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil -
Pruning Instructions:
Only to cut back spent flower stems.
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Winter Care:
Lift in fall if you live in zones 3-7 for winter storage. Replant the following spring after frosts are over. Planting Depth:
4-6" deepWatering Requirements:
Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater.Fertilization Requirements:
Once per yearSpecial Care:
Not needed
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Please note that we cannot ship outside of the 48
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Reviewed by 11 customers
They do fantastic in south central texas
I love this glad. They come back every year with big healthy stalks and the creamy white ( vs white white prosperity) is lovely. Love them. I'm on a 40 acre ranch and I must have 2000 bulbs planted in various beds all over my place. Thanks for your great service and the really only place to get 14/16 cm size bulbs. !!!
I will buy from V B again and again!
Verified Buyer
Beautiful blossoms...
Perfect white.
Verified Buyer
Gorgeous flower, pure white.
Crisp white beauties!
Verified Buyer
Just fabulous!
Do not recommend.
Verified Buyer
Total bust. Not a single bloom in spite of perfect planting and location. Not a single bloom produced, just sad foliage.
Great cut flower
Verified Buyer
Loved these glads. They had good strong stems and every single corm I planted bloomed. The white color paired well with many other colors.
Disappointed
Verified Buyer
The stalks/leaves came up great, but out of two dozen bulbs I got only one flower. Very disappointed Last year I bought daffodils, and only about half of them flowered in the spring. I don't think I will chance anything else.
Merchant Response
Thank you for your feedback. We were sorry to hear the Hybrid Gladiolus Essential failed to bloom.The most common reasons for gladiolus not flowering are because of too much shade, too much fertilizer, frost damage and slow draining soils which causes the roots to rot. We are delighted to let you know we guarantee our merchandise and we will be reaching out to you with a positive resolution.
Great in almost all light conditions
Did great year one. I had some in full sun, part sun, and nearly all shade and they did great except for the ones under a tree— even those came up, just didn't bloom. I planted them staggered so they bloomed longer. My major trouble with them was slugs. The slugs vastly preferred these to any other plant in my garden, and these glads to other glad varieties. I tried wood ash and buried beer cans with variable success and finally used diatomaceous earth near the end of the season after a lot of damage had already been done. The deer were also fans of the blossoms— didn't give a fig about the leaves. Liquid fence was effective when applied consistently.
beatiful
got very large blooms
Strong pure white.
Strong pure white. Not yellowish, not pinkish, not greenish. White. Great companion for everything. Bulbs were big and healthy.
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Do these hybrids multiply?
- Asked by Thomas
- Verified Reply - AngelaThe Hybrid Gladiolus Essential bulbs will multiply and be true to type.Was this answer helpful to you
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What year was Essential released?
- Asked by Leniad
- Verified Reply - AngelaThe Hybrid Gladiolus Essential was introduced in 2004. Was this answer helpful to you
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