Hibridinis kardelis – Gladiolus x hybridus hort.

Hibridinis kardelis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameHibridinis kardelis
Latin plant nameGladiolus x hybridus hort.
English plant nameDutch hyacinth
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
  • dry soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • yellow, yellow tints
  • orange
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
  • green
  • purple
  • variegated
  • striped
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
  • autumn - September - October
Blooming period2 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupBulbous and corm
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds (only for selection purposes), corms or their parts, corm buds. Old corm grows 3-4 new small corms. Big corms can be split into 2-3 parts and planted in beds. Corms are planted in early Spring.