Plant name: Gladioli 'Vulcano'
Other names: Sword Lily 'Volcano'
Category: Perennial
Plant family: Iridaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Chalk, loam, sand. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Moist but well-drained/well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: June - September
Size:
- Up to 50cm height
- Up to 20cm spread
Description: 'Volcano' is a tender, narrowly upright, cormous perennial with sword-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and, a slender, erect spike bearing funnel-shaped, purple-marked, reddish-pink flowers in summer.
Care: Plant 10 to 16cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil (on sharp sand). As tender, lift when foliage dies back, discard old corms and store new corms in a dry frost-free place to replant in spring. In milder areas, a thick dry winter mulch may suffice.
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