Gladiolus dalenii
AFRICAN PARROT GLADIOLUS, CANDY CORN GLADIOLUS
Iridaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 7-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Flowers: red-orange & yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to late autumn

Leaves: mid green; fan leaf arrangement

Edibility: edible flowers
 
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Gladiolus dalenii
AFRICAN PARROT GLADIOLUS, CANDY CORN GLADIOLUS
Iridaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 7-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral

Tolerances: light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: red-orange & yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to late autumn

Leaves: mid green; fan leaf arrangement

Edibility: edible flowers


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, cut flowers, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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