Parrot Gladiolous
Parrot gladiolus is a great choice for adding tropical flair to a summer garden, pairing well with other summer bloomers like salvia, rudbeckia, and cannas. It is native to Africa, known for its bold, bicolor flowers that often feature red, orange, and yellow hues with streaked or ruffled petals, resembling a parrot’s plumageand has been a parent to many modern hybrid gladiolus varieties. You may have also heard it reffered to as the Natal Lily.
These are very low maintence bulbs that multiply by producing cormels.
Blooms: These beautiful showy blooms have three upper petals forming the hood and three lower petals that reflex. They are most commonly orange or red with yellow accents. Up to 14 flowers may bloom on each spike.
Foliage: Each corm grows a 3-5ft spike, on which the blooms form, with stiff, veined leaves.
Helpful Hints: If you want to cut them for your table make sure to leave at least four or five leaves to continue to collect nutrients to feed the corms.
Parrot gladiolus is a great choice for adding tropical flair to a summer garden, pairing well with other summer bloomers like salvia, rudbeckia, and cannas. It is native to Africa, known for its bold, bicolor flowers that often feature red, orange, and yellow hues with streaked or ruffled petals, resembling a parrot’s plumageand has been a parent to many modern hybrid gladiolus varieties. You may have also heard it reffered to as the Natal Lily.
These are very low maintence bulbs that multiply by producing cormels.
Blooms: These beautiful showy blooms have three upper petals forming the hood and three lower petals that reflex. They are most commonly orange or red with yellow accents. Up to 14 flowers may bloom on each spike.
Foliage: Each corm grows a 3-5ft spike, on which the blooms form, with stiff, veined leaves.
Helpful Hints: If you want to cut them for your table make sure to leave at least four or five leaves to continue to collect nutrients to feed the corms.