2007 Summer Catalogue December 7 2006.indd - Brent and ...

GLADIOLUS, INTERMEDIATE-SIZED
INTERMEDIATE-SIZED VARIETIES
Similar to the standard flower, but with somewhat
smaller flowers; sometimes not as tall
and therefore, may not need staking. (‘Flevo‛
is a trademark for a grower group) 12”-36”
tall; 5 per sq. ft; these are perennial for us
in zone 7.
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Amico’
Flevo Dancer - a
wonderful combination
of whipped cream with
a ‘cherry on top‛; especially
effective in a
Patriotic Garden.
#73-39
10/$7 50/$25
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Eyes’
Flevo Frizzle - luscious
colors of soft pinkish
lavender with a drop
of burgundy wine; the
color combinations are
endless!
#73-40
10/$7 50/$25
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Jive’
Flevo Junior – deep blood
red flowers; each petal
veined with white, and
echo to its white stamens;
dark green leaves; a very
dramatic statement!
#73-19
10/$7 50/$25
Flevo Amico – dark lilac
colors the inner heart of
each flower; same color
decorates the outer
edges of each petal
while creamy buttermilk
separates the two.
#73-16
10/$7 50/$25
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Dancer’
Flevo Eyes – The tallest
of the group; eye-catching
creamy white with
a large drop of Merlot
in the center of each
flower.
#73-21
10/$7 50/$25
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Frizzle’
Flevo Jive – a combination
of whole milk
with a waterfall of
sweet honey; a yummy
flower.
#73-29
10/$7 50/$25
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Junior’
Flevo Party - rich, deep
crimson red with white
midribs and stamens.
#73-22
10/$7 50/$25
SPECIES VARIETIES
This group tends to be hardier and good for
center pieces in container gardens.
Gl. callianthus ‘Murielae’
nanus ‘Elvira‛ – ‘...with
her heart on fiyah‛...
creamy white with raspberry
hearts on ‘fiyah‛
on the bottom lobes;
zones 8-10; 12”-18”.
#73-31
10/$5 50/$18
Gladiolus nanus ‘Halley’
primulinus ‘Mirella‛ – orangy
red with an occasional
white fleck; zones
8-10; 12”-18”.
#73-33
10/$4 50/$14
Glad. tubergenii ‘Charm’
GLADIOLUS, SPECIES
callianthus ‘Murielae‛
– (Acidanthera or Abyssinian
Gladiolus) pure
white, fragrant flowers
with purple/burgundy
markings in the throat.
Its swardlike leaves are
about half as tall as the
18”-24” arching flower
spikes; blooms mid to
late summer; Heirloom
(1896) 10+ cm corms;
5-10 per sq. ft; zones
7-10. #73-01
10/$3 50/$11
Gladiolus nanus ‘Elvira’
nanus ‘Halley‛ – a real
eye-opener with a sunrise
in the center of
each creamy white floret;
zones 8-10; 12”-
18”.
#73-32
10/$4 50/$14
Glad. primulinus ‘Mirella’
tubergenii ‘Charm‛ –
various shades of pink
flow through the flower
spike; zones 8-10; 12”-
18”.
#73-34
10/$5 50/$18
Gladiolus ‘Flevo Party’
The amazing and varying shades of Gloriosa in the garden!
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