The most beautiful wild and garden varieties of gladioli: 40 photos and names

Botanical characteristics of the flower

Gladiolus (Gladiolus) belongs to the Iris family. The plant blooms in summer and is highly decorative. Long, straight, single stems are covered with tough xiphoid leaves, which tightly fit the shoots, making them more resistant.

Dense inflorescences are unilateral, bilateral or spiral spike-shaped. On one shoot, 15 to 26 buds are collected, consisting of 6 lobes of different sizes and having a common base. The color and size depend on the variety.

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Classification of gladioli

To facilitate navigation through the many varieties, a special nomenclature has been drawn up. The description of the plant is a code consisting of numbers and letters that indicate the characteristic features:

1. Flower size:

• 1 - up to 6 cm;
• 2 - 6-9 cm;
• 3 - 9-11 cm;
• 4 - 11-14 cm;
• 5 - more than 14 cm;
• 6 - circular.

2. Petals tone:

• 0 - white;
• 1 - yellow;
• 2 - orange;
• 3 - salmon;
• 4 - pink;
• 5 - red;
• 6 - raspberry;
• 7 - purple-purple;
• 8 - lilac purple;
• 9 - brown-smoky.

The intensity of the shade is indicated by odd or even numbers.

3. Flowering period:

• OR - 70 days;
• P - 72 days;
• Wed - 77 days;
• From - 83 days;
• SP - 88 days;
• P - 95 days;
• OP - 110 days.

4. Variety introduction. The year when the hybrid was bred and the name of the breeder are written.
5. Corrugation degree:

• NG - not corrugated;
• UG - moderately corrugated;
• G - corrugated;
• SG - strongly corrugated;
• SSG - super-strong crimped.

Also, according to the nomenclature, you can determine the number of buds in the inflorescence and the size of the skewer.

Descriptions of species and varieties of gladioli

Thanks to breeders, there are now more than two thousand plant varieties in the world. Most often they are classified by color.

White

The category includes not only plain, but also patterned gladioli in various shades.

Moscow Belokamennaya

Large-flowered skewer, strewn with snow-white inflorescences, consisting of 21 buds. The petals are very delicate, creamy at the base, decorated with lilac stamens. The height of the plant is one and a half meters. Dissolves 77 days after planting.

Dmitry Solunsky

Gladiolus 1.6 m in size with 23 giant white flowers. With sufficient light, the core acquires a pale yellow tone. The petals are highly corrugated. Flowering period is average.

Assol

Medium-sized variety. It dissolves 77 days after disembarkation. One shoot produces 20 delicate white flowers. The size is medium to large. The core is pomegranate with a creamy yellow wide border.

Rowan in the snow

The size of the gladiolus is 1.4 m, the number of buds is 20. The color is snow-white with scarlet stains. Belongs to the super-strong corrugated category.The plant blooms 77 days after planting.

White birch

A tall openwork skewer with a diameter of more than 14 cm. Young creamy yellow petals eventually turn pure white, without extraneous inclusions. Dissolves 83 days after disembarkation.

Green

Gladioli of this group are rare guests in garden plots. Monochromatic varieties without impurities are most appreciated.

Radiant greens

The plant with a height of 1.5 m belongs to large medium-term species. The size of a blossoming bud ranges from 11 to 14 cm. The color is light green with a beautiful golden yellow tint.

Green fairy

A large variety growing up to 1.4 m. The petals are dark green, the stamens are purple. Belongs to super-strongly corrugated types. It dissolves 77 days after disembarkation. There are 22 buds on one shoot.

Grass-ant

Mid-term Gladiolus. It grows up to 1.5 m. Dense inflorescences consist of 23 flowers with a diameter of 14-16 cm. The base is green, rich, the ends are light green.

Yellow and cream

The stem, covered with yellow inflorescences, looks like a sunbeam. In addition, these varieties are highly immune to genetic diseases.

Golden Fantasy

A large variety of gladiolus blooms 77 days after planting. One stem contains 23 buds. Egg yolk-colored petals have openwork edges. It belongs to tall species and grows up to 1.6 m.

Zest

A medium-sized plant with a diameter of more than 14 cm. The color is bright lemon with scarlet shaded edges. Anthers are crimson. Refers to medium early varieties. The number of buds is 22.

Quadrille

A large hybrid of a very early ripening period. Tall shoots are covered with 11–14 cm flowers of a creamy yellow tone with scarlet shading at the edges.

In the lower part, the tone is more saturated, there is a raspberry speck.

Halloween

Low-growing variety up to a meter high. The stem is densely covered with large openwork flowers 11-14 cm in diameter. The color is rich yellow-orange with a coral border. Gladiolus blooms in July.

Amber gamut

Amber hybrids are very beautiful during the flowering period. Their petals are painted in warm orange and yellow colors of different tones.

Honey saved

A large openwork plant has a warm orange tint. The core is bright scarlet. The height is 1.4 m. There are 23 buds on one shoot. Dissolves 77 days after planting.

Amber Baltic

A tall skewer, very large (more than 14 cm). The buds that have blossomed 83 days after planting are corrugated, soft apricot color with an orange tint. The lower petal is decorated with a bright scarlet spot.

Golden Symphony

Large-flowered mid-early gladiolus. Belongs to super-strongly corrugated types. Flowers 11–14 cm in size at the base are creamy yellow, turning into light orange. Decorated at the edges with a wide shaded pink border. The number of kidneys is 19.

Marina Tsvetaeva

Medium early very large variety (16–18 cm) up to 1.6 m high. The petals are very delicate, red-orange, decorated with a crimson spot and a yellow border at the bottom. One stem has 22-24 buds.

Nizhny Novgorod

The flowering of the skewer begins 83 days after planting. The color is salmon, rich in tone, with ruby ​​spots and a bright yellow border around the edge. The flowers are large (over 14 cm), in the amount of 22 pcs. The height of the plant is 1.5 m.

A wealth of pink colors

Pink gladioli are surprisingly delicate.They will be a great addition to wedding decor or as a gift for a girl.

Love drink

Tall plant with giant corrugated inflorescences. Dissolves 77 days after disembarkation. The color is light pink, creamy yellow at the base. The number of buds is 22.

Granddaughter's cilia

A novelty among hybrids. It was withdrawn only in 2016. Large pink skewer (11-14 cm) of a beautiful smoky shade. The core is soft cream, the lower petal is colored in a light yellow tone.

The highlight of Granddaughter's cilia is the thick fringe that adorns the blossoming gladiolus.

Peppy

Strongly openwork large variety. Salmon color with ruby ​​base and light green border. Plant height - 1.3 m. Flowering time - 77 days after planting. One shoot has 18 buds.

Grand Duchess Elizabeth

The hybrid has very large flowers (more than 14 cm) in the amount of 22 pcs. It grows up to 1.5 m. The petals are strongly corrugated, light salmon tone. The core is pale golden. Refers to medium early species.

Neva exotic

A tall, medium flowering skewer with very large buds (20 pcs.). Gladiolus is bright pink, decorated with snow-white folds and light green border. Refers to a super-strong crimped look. The petals are arranged so that the core of the plant is not visible.

George Soros

The plant has large flowers (over 14 cm). The height of the shoots is 1.7 m. It opens in 83 days after planting. A shade of purplish pink with crimson spots. The number of buds per stem is 22.

Red and crimson

Bright colors of red and raspberry varieties will complement well the snow-white hybrids. Such flower arrangements can be presented for birthdays and anniversaries to people of business or creative professions.

Hungarian

Gladiolus is very large, corrugated (more than 14 cm), medium-sized. Dissolves 88 days after planting. The color is monophonic, terry-burgundy with a brown tint. There are 20 buds on one stem.

Give me a smile

Tall plant with giant inflorescences of 24 buds. It grows up to 1.8 m. The variety belongs to the mid-early species. The petals are dark red, monochromatic, very delicate.

Soul of Russia

Large medium-sized hybrid. Dissolves 83 days after disembarkation. The upper petals are light crimson, the lower ones are dark pink. The number of kidneys is 23.

Vienna Symphony

Large skewer of medium early variety. It grows up to 1.4 m. The flowers are pink-lilac with a crimson spot at the base. The petals are highly corrugated. One shoot gives 23 buds.

Victor Borge

Plant height is only 0.8–1.0 m, diameter 15–18 cm. The color is monochromatic, bright red. There is a small orange speck in the core.

Flowering begins in July and ends by the end of September.

Drunk cherry

Gladiolus with large flowers (11-14 cm). It grows up to 1.5 m. It belongs to the mid-early varieties. The petals are openwork, at the base of a rich beetroot shade, to the edges - dark crimson. The number of buds is 22.

Black atom

A large plant with a height of 1.6 m and a diameter of 11.5-14 cm. The color is maroon, almost black. Strongly crimped petals are framed with a silvery border. Dissolves 77 days after disembarkation.

Lilac-lilac palette

Lilac-lilac varieties look best in flower arrangements with pink flowers. Perfect as a bouquet for a girl.

Aphrodite

A tall openwork skewer with very large buds, 24 pcs. Refers to medium early species.The color is soft lilac, snow-white at the base.

Divine serenade

The plant is medium-sized, 11-14 cm in diameter. 20 buds covering the stem bloom 77 days after planting. The petals are light purple in color, covered with a crimson coating. The lower part is painted in a cream shade.

Guest from the future

Tall hybrid with giant corrugated flowers in the amount of 24 pcs. The color is solid, light lilac. The lower part is darker, purple in tone. Medium flowering variety.

Blue, purple and blue

Gladioli of cold tones look very restrained, but they will be equally appropriate at business meetings and celebrations.

Admiral Ushakov

The plant belongs to the mid-early species. Its height is 1.4 m, diameter is 11-14 cm. The petals are very delicate, light blue in color with a lilac tint. The core is highlighted. The number of kidneys is 25.

Gates of paradise

A tall skewer with very large buds (20 pcs.). Refers to a super-strong crimped look. It blooms on the 83rd day after planting in a monochromatic, pale purple shade. The core is colored in a darker tone.

Ultraviolet

The gladiolus dissolves 83 days after disembarkation. The size of openwork flowers is more than 14 cm. The tone is dark purple, without extraneous inclusions.

Burgundy and smoky brown

Smoky brown hybrids have been bred relatively recently. The original colors will not confuse these specimens with other varieties.

Ancient magic

A large plant with large corrugated flowers on the stem in the amount of 20 pcs. A mid-early variety hybrid grows up to 1.3 m. The color is brown, with a smoky shade. At the edges, the petals are framed with a yellow border.

Black velvet

Openwork skewer with a diameter of more than 14 cm. Opens up 83 days after planting. The tone is rich, cherry, turning into black at the edges. The number of kidneys is 24.

Brown-eyed

A tall plant with small, corrugated flowers 7–10 cm in size. Gladiolus blooms very early. The petals are purple, decorated with a dark purple spot. The core is greenish, the anthers are lilac.

Brown chalcedony

Hybrid 1.4 m high and giant inflorescences of 22 buds. Petals are openwork, smoky brown in color with a purple tint. It dissolves 77 days after disembarkation.

Having decided to grow gladioli, it is very difficult to limit yourself to one variety. Having landed only one specimen, you can "get sick" with a flower for life.