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Gladiolus grandiflorus Emmy - Sword Lily

Gladiolus × grandiflorus Emmy
Large-Flowered Gladiolus, Sword Lily

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Gladiolus Emmy, from the Glamini/Gladdies series, forms sturdy, stocky stems of 60 to 70 cm bearing up to twenty pale pink flowers widely edged with bright pink, with a creamy white centre. Very floriferous from July to September, it is easily cultivated in beds, borders, or large pots in full sun. This variety provides numerous stems for summer cut flower arrangements.
Flower size
9 cm
Height at maturity
65 cm
Spread at maturity
20 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6.5°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to June
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Flowering time July to September
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Description

Gladiolus Emmy is a dwarf Glamini®  gladiolus with a generous summer flowering, specially selected to offer large, beautiful flowers on shorter stems suited to borders and containers. Its upright spikes bear numerous funnel-shaped, creamy white and pale pink flowers, widely edged with a vibrant, almost fuchsia pink border, with a touch of yellow at the heart. Compact yet very floriferous, this bulb also provides superb cut flowers from mid-July to September.

A summer bulb from the Iridaceae family, native to southern Africa, gladiolus is a not very hardy, cormous perennial. In our climate, it is grown in open ground during the warmer season, then the "bulbs" are lifted before heavy frosts to overwinter them in a dry place.
'Emmy’ belongs to the Glamini® / Gladdies series, which brings together dwarf gladioli with large flowers: reaching 60 to 70 cm in height, they are half the size of traditional tall gladioli, yet bear flowers of comparable size on naturally sturdy stems that generally require no staking.
The plant forms a narrow clump of sword-shaped, long, medium green leaves, 40 to 50 cm tall. The flowering stems rise to 60–70 cm and bear up to around twenty very decorative, slightly ruffled flowers, 7 to 9 cm in diameter. The vegetation is deciduous: the foliage dies back completely after flowering, with the corm entering dormancy until the following spring.

In the garden, gladiolus ‘Emmy’ pairs very well with light perennials that soften the stiffness of its spikes: a cloud of Gaura lindheimeri ‘Whirling Butterflies’, the fine foliage of a bronze fennel, or the soft panicles of Pennisetum x advena ‘Rubrum’. Its pink and cream tones converse with the purple foliage and vibrant pink single flowers of Dahlia 'Happy Single Wink'. In a vase, its stems combine with a few pastel roses from André Le Nôtre or Camille Claudel to compose elegant, airy, and easy-to-achieve summer cut flower arrangements.

Gladiolus gets its name from the sword shape of its leaves, derived from the Latin gladius. Its wild forms were often depicted in jewellery or on carpets and fabrics made by Semitic peoples before the Christian era.

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Gladiolus grandiflorus Emmy - Sword Lily (Flowering) Flowering

Plant habit

Height at maturity 65 cm
Spread at maturity 20 cm
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour two-tone
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 9 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green
Foliage description sword-shaped

Botanical data

Genus

Gladiolus

Species

× grandiflorus

Cultivar

Emmy

Family

Iridaceae

Other common names

Large-Flowered Gladiolus, Sword Lily

Botanical synonyms

Gladiolus Gladdies ‘Emmy’

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference25244

Planting and care

Glamini® hybrid gladiolus Emmy prefers rich, fertile, but well-drained soils, such as loamy and sandy. Plant in full sun. Space the bulbs or corms 10 to 15 cm apart, covered with 10 cm of soil. Feed after cutting the flowers. Avoid using manure, which promotes bulb rot. Gladioli are sensitive to frost. They should therefore be lifted when they have faded or immediately after the first frosts. Cut the leaves and allow the corms to dry in a well-ventilated place for three weeks. Detach the old bulbs. Store the new bulbs and bulblets throughout the winter in a cool, but frost-free place. The bulblets will flower in two years. It is preferable not to plant gladiolus bulbs in the same spot for several consecutive years. An annual rotation will yield better results. In mild climates, Gladiolus can be planted in September-October and overwinter in situ.

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Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to June
Planting depth 10 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -6.5°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 35 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored

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