Kings Gold Gladiolus
SKU: AM017371
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Overview
King’s Gold Gladiolus is a stunning addition to garden beds, borders and vases with heavily ruffled, large golden flowers on tall, 3’ spikes. Showier than many glads, it’s not unusual to see ten gloriously ruffled blossoms open at once. Excellent cut flower. Full sun. Rich, well-draining soil. (Gladiolus)
key features
Botanical Name
Gladiolus
Advantages
Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Easy To Grow, Cut Flowers
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
36-48" tall
Bulb Spacing
4 per sq ft
Bloom Time
Mid summer until frost
SKU
AM017371
Description
(36-48” tall x 10” wide) King’s Gold Gladiolus sports ruffled golden flowers and tall vertical accents to create a stunning fit-for-a-king focal point in your garden during the summer months. Individual deeply-throated yellow blooms open from the bottom of the flowering spike upwards in mid-summer and are surrounded by green, sword-shaped foliage. The overall look is one of abundance and adds strong vertical lines to a garden design. King’s Gold Gladiolus can have up to ten blossoms open at once, making those tall accents perfect cut flowers for your more dramatic arrangements. ‘King’s Gold,’ like all glads, prefers that its corms to be planted into rich, well-draining soil that is moisture retentive. Shelter from high winds is also advisable to protect the heavy flower spikes (inflorescences) from flopping. In cooler climates (zones 3-7), the corms can be lifted when the foliage browns in autumn, and stored in a cool, frost-free location for more gold next summer!
