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Nathalie Hardy Gladiolus

Gladiolus nanus 'Nathalie'

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ZONES  5-10 | Good to grow! Zone

Nathalie Hardy Gladiolus combines excitement with elegance in a hardy, compact package. Tall spikes of Salmon-orange blossoms have accents of deeper orange and cream, creating an exciting effect that will heighten your border color schemes in summer. Nathalie Hardy Gladiolus makes an excellent cut flower, but is loved by pollinators and hummingbirds if you cant bear to bring armfuls indoors! Hardy Galdiolus is a perfect choice for colder areas since it's perennial in zones 5-8.

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Description

(18-24” tall x 4-6” wide) A hardy Gladiolus loved by British and European gardeners, ‘Nathalie’ Hardy Gladiolus is a hybrid that combines striking good looks with a more versatile size than traditional Glads – which cuts down on the chores of summer staking and fall digging. The gorgeous blossoms of ‘Nathalie’ Hardy Gladiolus are salmon colored, with strong burnt-orange markings on the bottom petals that give them exciting depth. Plant corms six inches deep at a rate of 12 per square foot in well-drained, average soils in full sun. The sword-like foliage will emerge first, creating low vertical accents in the spring garden, followed by tall flowering spikes in summer that open slowly from the bottom up. Well-drained soils are key to keeping these beauties over the winter. For gardeners in zones colder than their range, the corms can be brought inside and stored in slightly dampened sawdust in the winter. Otherwise, cut back the stems, mulch well, and look forward to years of enjoyment as the corms will increase with time. Mulching corms in autumn and ensuring they are sited in well-drained soil will allow this Gladiolus to stretch to the ends of  its hardiness limits.

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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Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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key features

Advantages
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
Bloom Time
Late spring to late summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
Soil Type
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil
Mature Height
18-24" tall
Bulb Spacing
12 per sq ft
Flower Bulb Size
10 cm
Planting Depth
6" deep
Growing Zones
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
Native To
Africa
Additional Information
12 per sq ft
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