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There are more than 600 Classified Code Gladioli in the list from the British Gladiolus Society and over 2500 in the classified list from the North American Gladiolus Council. The ones from North America are split into each letter of the alphabet as shown in the Topic menu on the left.

You can select a Gladiolus corm by clicking on the name in the INDEX link to Corm Description Page menu on the right ---->

or

by clicking on the Thumbnail to see its Plant Description alongside from the:-

• Corm Flower Colour in the Colour Wheel above
• Floret Diameter of the fully developed bottom floret of the flower spike
• Corm Flowering Season
• Corm Foliage Colour
• Corm Cultivar Group
• Corm/Seed Colour
• Corm in Flower Bed Pictures Comparison Pages in the menu on the right or
• Flower Colour per Month Comparison Page

or clicking on the Botanical Name link from one of the:-

• All Flowers Colour Wheel ,
  All Flowers per Month Colour Wheel ,
  Foliage Colour Wheel or
  Rock Plant Colour Wheel Pages
  or the
• Index G of Bulb, Corm, Rhizome and Tuber Page

or you can select one from the 6 GLADIOLUS CORMS by clicking on its:-

• Corm Description Page in the list below

"Gladiolus is a glamorous bulbous flowering plant standing for its flower of beauty and perfection. It was introduced to India sometime during earlier part of nineteenth century. Popularity of this crop as a cut flower is increasing day by day because of its long keeping quality and attractive range of spike colours. It has year round demand in cities for purpose of bouquets and flower vases. This elegant cut flower is also used for home gardens, public gardens and exhibitions.

Types and Varieties

The two most important types are the large-flowered varieties and the butterfly or the miniature gladioli. Both types are early, mid-season and late-lowering requiring 65-75 days to 100-120 days for flowering. The butterfly types have small spikes of various colours and in many cases with dark and attractively coloured throats. They are ideally suited for small gardens and flower arrangements. Besides, the primulinus and colvillei are two other types; the former has small florets borne on thinner spikes with a hooded top petal in each floret. Psittacinus hybrids are also popular in gardens.

The important varieties are: George Mazure, Fay, Gold Dust, Tunia's Yellow Triumph, Elizabeth the Queen, Jo Wagenear, Spice and Span, Spotlight, Dream Girl, Goeff Whiteman, Blaur Dominos, Polygoon, Banaras, Mary House, Snow Princess, Ratnas, Butterfly, Masholra Butterfly, Sylvia, Apple Blossom. Poonam, Nazrana, Happy End, Hunting Song, Oscar, Sapna, Carmine, Dhanvantri, Suchitra, Yellow stone, White Prosperity etc

Planting Material

Gladiolus is generally planted from corms. Croms size ranging from 4-5 cm are selected and stored in dry, cool well ventilated area. Never keep the corms in direct sunlight. A medium sized corn (10-x 12-cm) with a high crown is better than larger and flatter corms. Disinfect the corms by dipping them in the solution of Bavistin (30g/15 litres of water) for half an hour.

Harvesting of Flowers

Harvesting of flowers takes place between 85 and 140 days after planting. The flowers can be cut as soon as the first floret at the bottom of the spike starts showing colour. For the domestic market the optimum stage of harvesting is when the first buds are just about to start opening. While cutting the stems leave 2-3 healthy leaves on the soil. This enables them to grow again. Always cut flowers early morning.

As soon as the flowers are cut, take them to a shady place. Always put the flowers in a vertical position, to avoid bending. Pack 10-12 stems in a bunch, 4 to 5 bunches in a bundle and wrap them in newspaper. Store the flowers in vertical position at a temperature of 2 to 5 degree C." from Science Tech Entrepreneur of May 2006.

What I have not managed to find out is "can the public buy the corms and have them delivered to their home country outside India?"

William J. Owen - International Gladiolus Registrar
Images and information about the International Gladiolus Classification list were provided with the same copyright permission as Christine Foord, but the copyright of the images remains with William J. Owen and The North American Gladiolus Council. The larger images are used in these 25 American Gladiolus Galleries and the thumbnails in the Bulb and Colour Wheel Comparison Pages. Permission to use the original images and to get them is to be obtained from William J. Owen, International Gladiolus Registrar of The North American Gladiolus Council, 675 Mac Elroy Road, Ballston Lake NY 12019-2201.
Web: North American Gladiolus Council

DeerProofBulbs.com is an effort put forward by avid gardeners, writers and landscape designers with the hope of giving them the knowledge on how to keep deer out of gardens, and keep deer from eating flowers.

"If you grow Gladiolus for exhibition, cutting, flower arranging or home decoration, then you can join the British Gladiolus Society. This international society was founded in 1926, its objectives are to stimulate interest and promote cultivation, breeding and improvement of the Gladiolus. To issue publications concerning Gladiolus and other items of interest to Gladiolus growers, and to encourage worthy new cultivars and to preserve older ones. To regulate the nomentculture, classification and registration of Gladioli, to hold exhibitions of the flower and to co-operate with other organisations pursuing the same objectives. Members benefit from the advice and experience of successful growers both in the United Kingdom and abroad. " from British Gladiolus Society.

Gladiolus as Cutflower in Subtropical and Tropical Regions by J.C.M Buschman of the International Flowerbulb Centre Parklaan 5, P.O. Box 172, 2180 AD Hillegom - Holland is well worth reading especially if you are going to grow your dahlias on Chalk soil.

Gladiolus growing in the foot hills of Himalayas cultivation details.

GLADIOLUS AMERICAN M CORM GALLERY PAGES
Site Map of pages with content (o)

Introduction

FLORET DIAMETER
(o)1 Miniature <2.5"
(o)2 Small 2.5-3.5"
(o)3 Medium 3.5-4.5"
(o)4 Large 4.5-5.5"
(o)5 Giant >5.5"

FLOWERING SEASON
(o)VE Very Early
(o)E Early
(o)EM Early Mid
(o)M Mid
(o)LM Late Mid
(o)L Late
VL Very Late

FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Green
Other Colour

CULTIVAR GROUP
(o)Nanus
(o)Primulinus
(o)American Grandiflorus
(o)European Grandiflorus
(o)From Russia

SEED/CORM COLOUR
Corm

BED PICTURES
Garden

Website Structure Explanation and User Guidelines

Click on Number in the Flower Colour Wheel below to link to that Gladiolus Flower Colour Page

See Introduction Page for Colour Classification Code details.

00 is White (Pale)

More detailed information about ALL these gladioli on the
BULB INDEX G PAGE FOR GLADIOLUS.
 

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb European A-E, F-M, N-Z Galleries for those classified by The British Gladiolus Society, or Non-Classified Gallery.

Nigel Coe from the British Gladioli Society has kindly let me use his photos. If a mail-order nursery from the UK is prepared to donate the use of their photos of the flower, foliage, overall plant, corm, flower arrangement, floret or award photo of any of their mail-order gladioli to this website, then more information can be provided with the existing gladioli from Europe and new ones added and compared. There are more than 600 Classified Code Gladioli in the list from the British Gladiolus Society and over 2500 in the classified list from the North American Gladiolus Council. This gallery and the other Gladioli galleries in this website were set up to detail and compare all those Gladioli.
No nursery from the UK, America, India or Australia has donated their photos from January 2012 to July 2015. I apologise that unlike the clothing industry who display their wares, that nurseries seem to only want to grow and not to inform the public about their plants for sale.
 

Gladiolus INDEX link to Corm Description Page

Flower Colour

is the Second
- Colour Code (0-9) -
and third digit
- Colour Strength (0-8) -
of 3 digit code
and
in the Colour Wheel above
and
on the right

Flowering Months

Blue back-ground if I have found a current mail-order supplier in October 2015

FLORET DIAMETER -
Diameter of the fully developed bottom floret of the spike

1st digit of 3 digit code

Description

Width of bottom floret
 

Notation for Gladioli in UK Classification System following 3 digit code in the Flower Colour Column

Notation for Gladioli in USA Classification System following 3 digit code in the Flower Colour Column
 

x

1

2

3

4

5

Not usually known for non-exhibition Gladioli

Miniature

Small

Medium

Large

Giant

Unknown Width

Less than 2.5 inches (6.25 cms)

2.5-3.5 inches (6.25- 8.75 cms)

3.5-4.5 inches (8.75- 11.25 cms)

4.5-5.5 inches (11.25- 13.75 cms)

Over 5.5 inches (13.75 cms)

Gladiolus 'Amster-dam'

White (Pale) - 500 EM

June, July, August

Gladiolus 'Atom'

Bright Red edged
Silver -
254 EM

May,
June

Gladiolus 'Ben Venuto'

Pink (Medium) - 444 EM

June, July, August

.....

Gladiolus callianthus
'Murielae'

Ivory White with Purpley-Brown centre

August, September

Gladiolus carneus

Light Pink with dark
Pink Spots

May, June

Gladiolus 'Carthago'

Orange-Scarlet -
456 M

June, July, August
Poland

Gladiolus 'Charming Beauty'

Rose-Pink

June, July,
August

Gladiolus 'Charming Lady'

Purple-Pink

June, July, August,
September, October

Gladiolus 'Cherry Berry'

Red (Pale) - 253 M

August

Gladiolus colvillei
'Albus'

White

June, July

Gladiolus 'Cream
of the Crop'

Yellow (Pale) - 310 M

August

Gladiolus 'Deciso'

Pink with Red blotch - 443 M

June

Australia

Gladiolus 'Ed's Conquest'

Red (Pale) - 253 M

August

Gladiolus 'Elvira'

Pink with Red blotches

July, August America

Gladiolus 'Espresso'

Red-Brown - 398 E

June, July,
August, September

Gladiolus 'Eurovision'

Vermilion Red, White vain -
456 M

August

Australia

Gladiolus 'Evergreen'

Green (Medium) -
404 M

June, July, August

Holland

Gladiolus 'Flevo Smile'

Yellow (Medium) -
215 M

July, August

Gladiolus 'Florence
Nightingale'

Lavender (Light) -
472 LM

September

Gladiolus 'Friendship'

Pink with Yellow throat - 445 E

July

America

Gladiolus 'Golden
Melody'

Yellow (Light) - 312 M

August

Gladiolus 'Goldfield'

Golden-Yellow - 416 LM

September, October

Gladiolus 'Grand
Finale'

Salmon-Pink with White throat - 445 M

August

Gladiolus 'Her Majesty'

Sky-Blue - 482 LM

August

Gladiolus 'Hotline'

Rose (Deep) - 267 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Huron Fox'

Red (Deep) - 256 M

August

Gladiolus 'Huron Jewel'

Red with White Arrows - 356 M

August

Gladiolus 'Impress-ive'

Pale Pink with deep pink markings

May, June, July, August, September

Gladiolus 'Jayvee'

Yellow (Medium) -
214 E

July

Gladiolus 'Jessica'

Salmon-Pink -
424 E

August

Gladiolus 'Karen 'P' '

Scarlet-Red - 253 M

August

Gladiolus 'Lady Elenore'

Orange - 224 M

August

Gladiolus 'Little Jude'

Rose flecked with Gold - 263 M

July, August,
September

Gladiolus 'Marina'

Gladiolus 'Marj 'S' '

Soft Toffee-Brown - 294 M
Pale Pink with White centre - 441 M

August

August

Gladiolus 'Mirella'

Orangey-Red -
x66

July, August

Gladiolus 'Mr Chris'

Lavender - 271 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Perth Pearl'

Creamy-White -
310 M

August

Gladiolus 'Pink
Elegance'

Pink with White
throat - 443 LM

September

Gladiolus 'Pinnacle'

Lavender - 470 M

August

Gladiolus 'Plaisir'

Salmon - 433 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Prins Claus'

White with Dark Pink markings - x01

June, July, August

Gladiolus 'Raymond
'C' '

Lavender-rose with Cerise blotch - 463 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Rose Elf'

Rose -
263 M

August

Gladiolus 'Ruth Ann'

White -
200 M

August

Gladiolus 'Slick Chick'

Salmon-Orange - 225 M

August

Gladiolus 'Tesoro'

Yellow - 314 M

July, August

Gladiolus 'Tristis'

Soft Yellow, striped
darker Yellow or Green

May, June, or October, November, December

Gladiolus 'Whistle
Stop'

Cream with Rose blotch on Yellow throat - 213 M

August

Gladiolus in Autumn Bulb Gallery

Gladiolus communis
subsp. byzantinus

Deep Magenta -
x56

June, July

America
UK

Gladiolus papilio
'Butterfly'

Red and Yellow -
x25

July, August

UK

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council pre 2008

If Peeters Enterprises Gladiolus , Pleasant Valley Glads & Dahlias , Honker Flats or other mail-order nursery from America are prepared to donate the use of their photos of the flower, foliage, overall plant, corm, flower arrangement, floret or award photo of any of their mail-order gladioli to this website, then more information can be provided with the existing gladioli from America and new ones added and compared.

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2008

'After-burner'

Red -
455 LM

August

'Akvarel'

Pink -
543 L

August

'Alpen Glow'

Orange - 425 M

July

'Anna Lynn'

Rose -
265 EM

July

'Ant. Peeters'

Rose -
465 EM

July

'Assol'

White -
301 LM

August

'Beauty Mark'

Yellow - 311 LM

July

'Blushing Blonde'

Yellow - 413 M

July

'Charm School'

Lavender - 375 EM

July

'Cherokee Nation'

Rose - 365 EM

July

'Christmas Orchid'

Rose - 265 E

July

'Cindy B'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Conuma'

Rose - 267 EM

July

'Cool White'

White - 200 M

July

'Court Jester'

Yellow - 215 EM

July

'Dymos'

Rose - 466 M

July

'Enchanted'

Smokies - 295 E

July

'Fancy Ruffles'

Yellow - 313 LM

July

'Fragrant Lady'

Rose - 465 M

July

'Glad Boy'

Lavender - 474 M

July

'Goluboj Vodopad'

Violet - 584 LM

July

'Harvest Sunset'

Orange - 325 M

July

'Huron County'

Orange - 424 EM

July

'Island Sunset'

Salmon - 235 M

July

'Jupiter'

Orange - 521 LM

July

'Kiss of Rose'

Rose - 465 M

July

'Lava Dandy II'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Leah Carolyn'

Yellow - 315 LM

August

'Lemon Blush'

Yellow - 313 VE

July

'Lemon Meringue'

Yellow - 111 M

July

'Lemon Tart'

Yellow - 215 M

July

'Light Snow'

White - 100 VE

July

'Merriment'

Pink - 243 EM

July

'Neat'

Rose - 365 M

July

'Nezhnost
(tender-ness)'

Pink - 541 LM

July

'Noch-naya Melod-iya
(night Melody)'

Blue - 485 LM

July

'Nostalgie'

Rose - 363 M

July

'Okouzlein'

Salmon - 335 M

July

'Opal Splash'

Lavender - 171 VE

July

'Orange Dart'

Orange - 127 EM

July

'Osenni Karnaval'

Lavender - 371 L

August

'Passion'

Pink -
445 M

July

'Peppi (female cat)'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Perth Silence'

Lavender - 373 LM

August

'Pete's Gold'

Yellow - 314 M

July

'Powerful Lady'

Salmon - 435 LM

July

'Raspberry Cream'

Rose - 365 VE

July

'Red Deer'

Red - 453 M

July

'Red My Mind'

Red - 354 EM

July

'Reflection'

Pink - 345 EM

July

'Rosy Posy'

Rose -
465 M

July

'Royalist'

Purple - 278 E

July

'Rozovaya Fantazia
(pink fantasy)'

Rose - 462 L

August

'Scrump-tious'

Salmon - 333 M

July

'Show-bound'

Lavender - 475 LM

August

'Show-man's Delight'

Salmon - 435 LM

July

'Slastena
(sweeten-ing)'

Smokies - 493 LM

July

'Small Star'

Green - 103 VE

July

'Snow Owl'

White -
400 M

July

'Superior Champ'

Pink -
444 LM

July

'Terry'

Orange - 525 LM

August

'Vivacious'

Pink -
441 LM

August

'Volunteer'

Orange - 426 M

July

'Vosmoe Marta
(8th of March)'

Rose -
562 L

August

'Water-melon Wine'

Rose -
464 LM

August

'Willy Wonka'

Brown - 298 EM

July

'Wondrous'

Rose -
163 E

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2009

'Benjamin'

Purple - 379 LM

August

'Blazing Arrow'

Red - 454 LM

July

'Bold Heart'

White - 201 M

July

'Catharina'

Orange - 423 E

July

'Cheers'

Rose - 267AA M

July

'Crowd Pleaser'

Lavender - 373 M

July

'Eye Opener'

Rose - 265 EM

July

'Fiesta Americana'

Orange - 227 EM

July

'Fire Poker'

Red -
452 LM

July

'Flower Girl'

Lavender - 175 M

July

'Grand Girl'

Yellow - 112 E

July

'Heavenly Gold'

Pink -
343 EM

July

'Holy Moly'

Yellow - 213 EM

July

'Lavender Ice'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Mercy Me'

Salmon - 235AA EM

July

'Miss Midas'

Yellow - 314 M

July

'Pure Poetry'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Royal Touch'

Rose -
466 LM

July

'Sassy'

Yellow - 515AA EM

July

'Secret Lady'

White -
300 M

July

'Smarty Pants'

Purple - 279 EM

July

'Stately Lady'

Rose -
460 M

July

'Suzanne'

Rose -
466 M

July

'Tsolum'

Orange - 222 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2010

'Angelic'

Red - 252 M

July

'Best Bet'

Pink -
444 M

July

'Blue Bay'

Pale Blue - 483 EM

July

'Cool Compan-ion'

Rose -
267 M

July

'Dream On'

Salmon - 233AA M

July

'Extra-vagant Eyes'

Rose -
367 M

July

'Fiesta Frenzy'

Yellow - 313 M

July

'Fragrant Art'

Rose -
363 E

July

'Frosted Grape'

Lavender - 273 EM

July

'Gussy Up'

Orange - 423 LM

August

'Huron Destiny'

Salmon - 431 EM

July

'Mary's Dream'

Pink -
347 LM

August

'Nesook'

Lavender - 273 E

July

'Nimpkish'

Orange - 225 M

July

'Rose Flash'

Rose -
463 LM

August

'Rusty Red'

Red -
452 M

July

'Teaser'

Rose -
464 M

July

'Warm White'

White -
200 LM

August

'Wrigley'

Orange - 225 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2011

'Babsbill'

Yellow - 412 M

July

'Cocka-doodle'

Red -
357 M

July

'Coral Sea'

Salmon - 433 M

July

'Cypress Creek'

Red -
152 M

July

'High Stakes'

Red -
353 M

July

'Immac-ulate Heart'

Pink -
441 M

July

'Irish Cream'

Yellow - 210 M

July

'Mother Nature'

Rose - 463AAS EM

July

'Orange Effect'

Orange - 223 EM

July

'Pepper-mint Delight'

Pink -
441 M

July

'Peta Christina'

Rose -
462 EM

July

'Shenan-igans'

Red -
253 M

July

'Solar Star'

Yellow - 315AA M

July

'Velvet Revolution'

Red -
256 E

July

'Wowzer'

Orange - 425 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2012

'Aaralyn'

Rose -
467 M

July

'Bald's Beauty'

Salmon - 433 M

July

'Delightful'

Rose -
463 EM

July

'Destiny'

Rose -
266 M

July

'Ex-president'

Salmon - 235 M

July

'Farmer's Daughter'

Orange - 424 AAS LM

August

'French Rose'

Rose -
367 M

July

'Gypsy Belle'

Rose -
466 M

July

'Happy Face'

Salmon - 433 AAS M

July

'Happy Hour'

Rose -
265 M

July

'Hendrika'

Rose -
462 M

July

'Juicy Fruit'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Lauren'

Pink -
243 M

July

'Libuse'

Yellow - 413 M

July

'Lyle'

Salmon - 333 L

August

'Magic Rose'

Red -
257 M

July

'Natural Flame'

Yellow - 413 LM

July

'Orange Ensemble'

Orange - 425 EM

July

'Professor Plum'

Purple - 278 EM

July

'Pulchy'

Lavender 477 EM

July

'Quiver'

White -
201 M

July

'Sacia Lynn'

Lavender - 475 M

July

'Scarlet Starlet'

Red -
454 M

July

'Spritzer'

Rose -
363 EM

July

'Tabasco Cat'

Orange - 227 E

July

'The King's Kisses'

Lavender - 377 M

July

'Velvet Mistress'

Black -
458 LM

July

'William Tell'

Lavender - 475 M

July

Antanas Markevieius from Lithuania has kindly allowed me to use the photos from www.geles.biz, where he sells some Russian varieties as well as his own. If you want to buy the corms to grow in Lithuania or for export to your garden in your country, please contact him prior to middle of November each year. Lithuania became independent from Russia on 11 March 1990. The gladioli that he has registered with the North American Gladiolus Council are listed and linked to his website in the Cultivar from Russia / Lithuania Page. He has very kindly stated that he will provide the flowerhead height of his gladioli, so that I can create the relevant Gladiolus Description Page and then add them to the comparison pages and then they will appear in the next row.

Gladiolus are grown and hybridised in Australia and when a mail-order nursery donates the photos and cultivation details together with the specific climactic conditions appertaining to the gladioli that they have hybridised, then those can be added to the row below, together with their Gladiolus Plant Description Pages and comparison pages for those that they can export to you for your own garden in Australia and perhaps other countries.

The Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) is the national India organization formed by the grassroots NGOs who had been involved in the promotion of renewable energy, ecological and natural resources development programmes with special focus on the implementation of biogas development in rural areas of the country, since 1980. They have hybridised some new varieties - see Gladiolus Bulb Site Map. These Gladiolus are grown in India and if a mail-order nursery donates the photos and cultivation details together with the specific climactic conditions appertaining to the gladioli that they have hybridised, then those can be added to the row below, together with their Gladiolus Plant Description Pages and comparison pages for those that they can export to you for your own garden.