Photo with names and descriptions of gladioli varieties
Powerful arrows, literally covered with large flowers, similar to tropical butterflies. These are gladioli, varieties and photos with the names of which can be studied for a long time and carefully. But choosing a few plants for your own garden will still be very difficult! Anyone who has once grown such splendor on the site has already "got sick" with an amazing flower forever and will certainly find a case to replenish the living collection.
Gladiolus came to Russian gardens from Europe, where plants of this genus have been grown since the 16th century. Two hundred years ago, active selection work began, giving the world modern hybrid varieties known as garden gladiolus.
The perennial plants familiar to many, propagating and renewing with the help of dense rounded-oval corms, bear little resemblance to their African and European ancestors. For several centuries, garden gladioli have acquired an incredible number of colors, their flowers have become much larger, the arrows are higher, and the flowering is longer.
Scientists have calculated that floriculture fans have more than five thousand original varieties of gladiolus at their disposal, whose photos and names amaze the imagination and delight the inexperienced viewer. However, the work of the botanists does not end. Old varieties are gradually being forgotten, giving way to brighter and more unexpected novelties.
The most and understandably popular are large-flowered hybrids or butterfly gladioli with flowers resembling huge exotic butterflies in shape.
Thanks to selection, such varieties bloom in the first half of summer and keep lush arrows until mid-autumn. Plant height can reach 1.3–1.8 meters, with 15–20 and sometimes up to 28 buds being formed on each inflorescence. The palette of large-flowered varieties is incredibly wide, which are conventionally divided not only by the shape of the flowers, but also by their predominant color.
Photos and names of varieties of white gladioli
White gladioli are incredibly fresh and spectacular, especially when they ate the size of flowers, like in the White Prosperity variety, reaches 15 cm, and the height of the inflorescence is close to a meter. The light-loving powerful plants of the gladiolus White Prosperity will decorate not only the garden, but also the room. Graceful white flowers with light lilac strokes on the petals in the depths of the funnel do not fade for a long time in the cut, and after the faded corollas new ones open higher along the stem.
Another white gladiolus Bangladesh in the depth of the corolla is painted in subtle shades of yellow-green. The height of the most beautiful plant reaches 80–11 cm, corollas with petals slightly corrugated along the edge exceed 12–14 cm in diameter. Like the previous variety, gladiolus of Bangladesh can be used both for landscaping the site and for flower cutting.
As you can see in the photo, the Ajax gladiolus flowers are decorated not only with a wavy border along the edge of the petals, but also with a bright scarlet spot on the lower part of the corolla.
The unusual gladiolus Green Star with flowers of a delicate greenish-yellow hue, thanks to its originality, duration of flowering and dense inflorescence, really claims to be a "star". The arrow reaches 100 cm in height, the diameter of the Green Star gladiolus flower in full dissolution can exceed 15 cm.
Photo of gladioli with yellow and orange flowers
Today, gardeners have access to varieties with a bright yellow color, luxurious plants with two- and three-colored corollas. Yellow, orange, salmon gladioli are incredibly spectacular in the garden.
The bright, sunny summer gladiolus Bananarama amazes with the warm color of the flowers, in the center of each of which the curious eye will notice the orange or honey-colored strokes.
The bright yellow flowers of the gladiolus Princess Margaret are shaped like stars. The similarity with celestial bodies is even greater thanks to the scarlet dusting along the edges of almost even petals. Gladiolus flowers Princess Margaret, as in the photo, will illuminate the entire garden and decorate any room.
An incredible combination of white and sunny yellow shades gives the flower grower the gladiolus Buggy. The bright center of the rim, as if framed by a white corrugated border, creates a joyful mood and instantly attracts the eye.
The Olympic Flame gladiolus flowers are almost entirely colored in a juicy salmon or orange tone. Only in the center of the corolla is a warm yellow spot visible. Gladiolus Olympic Flame is a plant for sunny garden areas with fertile, loose soil. Here, the height of the inflorescences can reach a meter, and more than 15 flowers are revealed on each arrow.
The large-flowered gladiolus Jester is a bright flash that illuminates the garden! Tall, up to one and a half meters, the plants form an inflorescence up to 80 cm long. The Jester flowers that open in August are yellow in color, slightly corrugated petals and an unforgettable spotted spot in the center of the corolla.
Orange gladiolus Peter Pierce, like many large-flowered orts, has a height of 80 to 150 cm.The plant blooms from July to early autumn, delighting with bright flowers with a salmon shade of petals and a tap spot in the center of the corolla. Gladiolus Peter Pears requires a garter and does not tolerate low temperatures.
Photos and names of varieties of pink gladioli
Pink is always associated with tenderness. On the flowers of gladiolus, you can see all kinds of shades from subtle to saturated.
Pink Lady's white flowers are adorned with an exhilarating ruffle border along the edge of the petals, delicate strokes of crimson pink and light green spots in the center of the corolla.
At the first glance at the photo of the gladiolus variety called My Love, you are amazed at the skill of the breeders who managed to create such an exquisite beauty. The slightly pointed petals of the large-flowered variety are adorned with subtle crimson strokes.
From July to September, the lush bloom of the Wine and Roses gladiolus continues. With pinkish white flowers topped with crimson spots at the bottom of the corolla. Juicy strokes remind of wine spilled on a tablecloth, which is reminiscent of the name of the gladiolus Vine and Roses.
The Gladiolus Priscilla variety is softer, but no less beautiful than the previous variety of the garden flower. Arrows up to a meter high bear up to 8 delicate pink flowers with a cream spot in the center and a crimson border more saturated than the background. Gladiolus Priscilla blooms in mid-summer and stands out for its special density of spike-shaped inflorescences.
The gladiolus Plumtart has an incredibly juicy color, reminiscent of a ripe summer plum shade. The flowering of the variety occurs in the second half of summer, when the arrows gladiolus Plumtart rise to a height of 130 centimeters. Plum-colored flowers with velvety petals occupy up to 60 cm of the stem length and have a diameter of more than 15 cm.
Red gladioli: varieties and passionate names of luxurious flowers
The incredibly luxurious variety of gladiolus Black Surprise strikes not only with a magnificent, rare shade of petals, but also with a powerful arrow up to two meters high. purple-red flowers with pink or purple overflow in July become a garden sensation.The inflorescence is about 70 cm long, which allows 6-10 large corollas to open simultaneously with white thin seams on each of the petals.
As you can see in the photo, gladiolus Traderhorn is a very noticeable plant, not only attracting everyone's attention, but also requiring a truly royal respect. Plant height reaches two meters. The large-flowered gladiolus Traderhorn blooms from July to the end of August, forming up to 10-18 buds on a half-meter inflorescence. An open bright red flower with a spectacular white brushstroke on the lower petal has a diameter of up to 15 cm.
Gladiolus Oscar is a real classic! A solemn gorgeous flower with a rich shade of velvety silk petals. Plants of the Oscar variety reach a height of 120 cm and on a half-meter inflorescence form 15–20 buds with a diameter of at least 12–15 cm. The arrows stand well in the cut, but it is better to tie them up on the site in order to protect heavy inflorescences from kinks and breakages.
Gladiolus Zizanie is a real holiday on the site! White-red bloom does not leave you indifferent and can even replace several varieties. The petals, covered with randomly scattered red and white strokes, are gracefully bent and bordered by a wavy stripe.
Gladioli with brown flowers
A few years ago, flower growers could not have imagined that gladiolus varieties with brown flowers unusual for culture would become available to them. Today is reality!
Gladiolus Chocolate amazes with delicious shades of milk chocolate, soft caramel, burgundy and pinkish-orange sparks. The color reaches its maximum saturation at the edge of slightly corrugated petals. To the center 12-centimeter gladiolus rims Chocolate is lighter and warmer. The plants themselves are very strong, large, can grow up to 120 cm, therefore they require support or a garter.
There are already a lot of varieties with brown, ash or smoky flowers today. An example is the gladiolus El Diablo with mesmerizing ash-brown flowers, each petal of which is decorated with a piquant crimson vein.
No less interesting is a photo of a gladiolus with the name of the "Ancient Magic" variety. The plant of domestic selection with light brown flowers surprises with bizarre shapes and rich play of shades. The lilac-smoky edges of the petals are densely corrugated, the central veins are painted in pink and crimson tones.
Lilac and lilac gladioli
Almost blue, pale lilac and almost purple gladioli always enjoy the increased attention of flower growers.
Gladiolus Passos boasts a truly exotic color that combines a delicate background of petals, bright purple splashes around the edges and crimson spots in the neck of the corolla. In addition, the edges of the flower are decorated with a wavy border, which adds a touch of charm and decorativeness to the Passos gladiolus variety. Plants blooming in the second half of summer have a height of 120 cm, half a meter of which falls on an inflorescence-ear.
Gladiolus Lilac and Chartreuse is tenderness itself. The crimped petals are covered in watercolor brush strokes in purple, lemon and pinkish hues. In flowers in complete dissolution, cold, lilac tones prevail over warm, pink colors.
Breeders managed to obtain varieties of gladioli with flowers of unusual colors for nature. However, it has not yet been possible to create a true blue or blue flower. However, in the color of the gladiolus Sweet Blue, there is only a creamy, cold haze, which makes a delicate lilac tone almost blue.
Gladiolus Blue Mountain will be appreciated by lovers of bright open flowers. The corollas of this variety are densely covered with pinkish-purple splashes against a lilac background. The veins on the petals are lighter than the main color, only on the lower part of the flower we notice a thin purple “tongue”. On the inflorescence, 6-8 large flowers open simultaneously, which do not lose their attractiveness for up to two weeks.