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Catalogue - Fall Planted shipped 9-1-17 to 1-15-18 (Spring/Fall Catalogue) - Bulbs - Cutflowers - Other Categories - Fall Planted disabled
Genus: Gladiolus
Cultivar: communis ssp. Byzantinus
Family: Iridaceae
Nickname: Sword Lily; Corn Lily or Flags
Bulbs per sq. foot: 5 to 8
Origin: Southwestern Europe
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Bloomtime: Late Spring
Color: Pink
Sun: Full Sun
Height: 19" - 24"
Pests: Pest Resistant
Moisture: Average
Legend
the plant is one that attracts numerous pollinators
Fall items shipped 9-15 to 12-15
Description
communis ssp byzantinus - (Flags) deep purplish red flowers often with white stripes in the inner segments; many flowers on 20"-24" stems with long pointed foliage; smaller flowered and hardier than their summer blooming cousins, these also do not need staking and bloom in the late spring; these are species and are variable, depending on site; Heirloom 1700; whz 5-10 (6cm). (Note: this is not the clone found in the southwest called 'Flags'). Flowers all the way up the stem with long pointed foliage; smaller flowered and hardier than their summer blooming cousins, these also don't need staking and bloom in the spring; species and are variable, depending on site; Heirloom.
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