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Jester Gladiolus

Gladiolus 'Jester'

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ZONES  3-10 | Good to grow! Zone

'Jester' Gladiolus produces rich, gold-yellow blossoms with a delightful pattern of red accents on its lower petals. One of the most popular glads to grow because of its playful colors and easy-going nature, 'Jester' is long lasting and deer resistant. Plant in full sun in rows for easy access to cutting, or tuck into border edging with foliage-heavy ornamental grasses. (Gladiolus)

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Growing Gladiolus: Everyone knows gladiolus, but not every gardener knows how easy they are to grow. The original "glad" was a wildflower from South Africa called "sword lily", which was imported into Europe in the 1840's. As with almost every other bulb, the Dutch went to work and created a grand rainbow from a quite lowly flower.

And of course, everyone knows gladiolus are great in a vase. So be sure to plant plenty where you can cut them. They're inexpensive, and few other flowers give you so much color for the cost. When frost threatens, you can just forget them, and buy new ones in spring, or dig up the bulbs and store them until the following spring. Don't hesitate. Enjoy gladiolus this summer. You can't have too many.

Planting & Care

Growing Gladiolus: Everyone knows gladiolus, but not every gardener knows how easy they are to grow. The original "glad" was a wildflower from South Africa called "sword lily", which was imported into Europe in the 1840's. As with almost every other bulb, the Dutch went to work and created a grand rainbow from a quite lowly flower.

Put them close together so you'll end up with a mass of color, not just a stick here and there. One of the things that makes growing gladiolus so easy is that the plants take up almost no space. You can easily pop in the bulbs between other more permanent plants. Just find  the spaces in your garden, put in the bulbs in.

And everyone knows gladiolus are great in a vase. So be sure to plant plenty where you can cut them. They're inexpensive, and few other flowers give you so much color for the cost. When frost threatens, you can just forget them, and buy new ones in spring, or dig up the bulbs and store them until the following spring. Don't hesitate. Enjoy gladiolus this summer. You can't have too many.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Mid summer until frost

Advantages

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Deer Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

40-48" tall

Bulb Spacing

4 per sq ft

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Flower Bulb Size

12-14 cm

Planting Depth

8" deep

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Flower Size

6-12" flowers

Plant Classification

Introduced Cultivar

Native To

Africa
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Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Blooming first year! But not quite Jesters. . .

"I'm very pleased to see that these are growing: I've got several stalks blooming and more getting ready to bloom. The flowers are beautiful, but so far, no red centers, although the yellow is beautiful. Maybe I'll get some of the red as more flowers open."

— Meddy (4/5)

They're Doing Beautifully

"I haven't grown gladiola's in many years. They're just starting to bloom now. They're tall and healthy looking."

— Savivi (5/5)

Not as pictured

"These are pretty all-yellow medium-sized gladioli, but do not resemble the photo in the catalog."

— Glads L. (4/5)

Excellent gladiolus. . .

"Put them in a large pot with blue trailing lobelia around the edge. They are sturdy and not too tall so staking is not necessary. They are a lot of blooms per stalk, unlike cheaper gladiolus. The color is subtle and perfect for containers. Blooming a little late this year in the Pacific Northwest but that is to be anticipated and will continue through the future I suspect. Therefore, I will plant again next year to assure some color late into summer."

— Suzanne (5/5)

I would buy these bulbs again

"These bulbs are blooming very well. Although they maybe deer resistant the rabbits ate mine down to the ground twice when the leaves were just starting to grow. . I put up chicken wire around them and the rabbits still dug under that to eat them."

— Nancy (5/5)

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