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Gladiolus oppositiflorus subsp. salmoneus

Glad

Plant Type:

BULBS

Gladiolus oppositiflorus subsp. salmoneus (ex: Seneca Hill Perennials) - This is a gorgeous high-altitude glad from the Drakensberg. Graceful flowers composed of lightly ruffled petals petals in a pastel salmon-pink. Each flower has a claw-shaped carmine-raspberry flame emerging from the flower heart on lower petals. Florets are held in striking symmetry: one steps forward-left, the next one up the stem to the forward-right, left, right all the way up! Site in full sun planted in a rich, well-drained soil.


Height:

30-36 in

Colors:

Salmon Pink

Zone:

(5)6 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Gladiolus oppositiflorus subsp. salmoneus

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Spring / Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant
  • Butterflies
  • Hummingbirds

Light

  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Border
  • Potted Plant
  • Rock Garden

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Sandy
  • Average
  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • South Africa

Propagated By

  • Offset

Genus Overview: Gladiolus

Common Name: Glad

Gladiolus is the well-known florist cut flower. These among others planted at Quackin’ Grass have demonstrated surprising hardiness. We no longer dig them out in the late season, bagging them for a winter out-of-the-ground experience placed in a cool corner in the basement; rather, we leave them in the south facing foundation garden on the south side of our home where they are flourishing. Plant them in full sun in any decent, well-drained garden soil. All of the following glads are offered as multiple potted corms or sent bareroot at our discretion. But one purchase will always equate to multiple corms.