About
Gladiolus 'Advance' is a perennial bulb that reaches heights of up to 1.5 meters. It features elongated, sword-shaped green foliage. In the summer, tall spikes emerge, showcasing large, ruffled flowers in a vivid scarlet red.
About the genus
Gladiolus are perennial plants that grow from corms, featuring clusters of long, narrow leaves resembling swords. They produce tall flower spikes adorned with funnel-shaped blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Sub-tropical
- Toxicity
- Ornamental bulbs, not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets: Harmful if eaten. For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, planting the corms 15cm deep in spring, on a bed of sharp sand to aid drainage; in frost-prone areas, lift when the leaves turn yellow-brown, and store the new corms in a dry, frost-free place until the following spring; in milder areas, add a thick dry mulch over winter
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division, separating cormlets when dormant
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to gladiolus thrip, aphids and slugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to gladiolus corm rot, grey moulds (Botrytis), Fusarium bulb rot, gladiolus core rot, gladiolus dry rot, gladiolus scab and neck rot, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases