Cottage Gladiolus Painted Lady

Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' is tough and reliable. If you plant a patch, you will be inundated for up to four weeks through October and November. The soft pink flowers have pretty carmine markings on the lower petals.
Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' is a good naturaliser and will cope well in hot, dry conditions. It is also not bothered by summer wet which is a bonus if you have irrigation.
Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' has sword shaped leaves that surround the flower stem. There are 3-8 flowers per spike.
Plant Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' for a late spring feast of showy blooms. Each corm produces two or three spikes with up to seven flowers spilling from each! What`s more, there is no need to stake these low maintenance bulbs as they have compact and strong stems. Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' flowers are ideal for cutting and filling your home with colour.
Plant into a well drained soil in a sunny position, they need around six hours sun a day to thrive. Gladiolus carneus 'Painted Lady' bulbs are best left in the ground year after year and will bear more blooms as they establish. You will need to dig and divide only every four or five years.

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