White Prosperity

Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'
Genus Gladiolus
Species Gladiolus × gandavensis,[1] or Gladiolus grandiflora L.[2][3][4]
Cultivar 'White Prosperity'

Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' is a cultivar of 'Gladiolus' (Gladiolus grandiflora), it has large, pure white flowers with ruffled petals, blooming from mid to late summer.

It grows from corms and has sword-like leaves. It has flower spikes that can be from 90 cm,[5][6] to 120 cm tall.[3][7] They bloom in mid summer,[3] between July–August.[7]

The large flowers,[3][7] are pure white,[6] or snowy-white flowers,[7] with ruffled petals,[3] and dark pink streaks near the throat.[5]

The tall flower spikes are often used in large flower arrangements,[5] or exhibitions and in the garden borders.[7]

It is grown in Europe and most states of the United States,[8] and could be listed in 'top 12 of all time as a white cut flower'.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hybrid Gladiola (Gladiolus × gandavensis 'White Prosperity') in the Gladiolus Database". garden.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Syed Atif, Shaukat; Syed Zulfiqar Ali, Shah; Syed Kashif, Shaukat; Syed Waasif, Shoukat (2013). "PERFORMANCE OF GLADIOLUS (Gladiolus grandiflora L.) CULTIVARS UNDER THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF BAGH AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN". Journal of Central European Agriculture. 14 (2): 158–167. doi:10.5513/JCEA01/14.2.1244.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Christopher Brickell RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, p. 589, at Google Books
  4. ↑ Perry, Dr. Leonard. "Gladiolus". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Rosario, T.L.; Maningas, A.D.; Siar, S.V.; Garcia, C.; Abaquite, M.; Abragan, F. (1999). "Gladiolus `white prosperity' for cutflower trade". agris.fao.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Gladiolus grandiflora 'White Prosperity'". rosecottageplants.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gladioli Corms - White Prosperity". suttons.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Dattajirao K. Salunkhe, Narayana R. Bhat and Babasaheb B. Desai Postharvest Biotechnology of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, p. 101, at Google Books
  9. ↑ "Worlds Finest Glads". bloomingprairiegardens.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.


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