| Crop Detail Gladiolus is a classic plant known for its tall flower spikes. A great cutting flower, gladioli look beautiful in midsummer bouquets. Here’s how to grow gladioli in your garden. Available in a multitude of colors, gladioli grow between 2 to 5 feet in height. Gladiolus flowers are liked by the people all over the world. It is a perennial flowering plant which has sword shape leaves, funnel shaped perianth and spoon shaped branches. The flowers bloom mainly in the month of October-March. It produces wide range of flower color ranging from pink to reddish, light purple to white, or white to cream or orange to red. |
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| Major/Minor | Major |
|---|---|
| Temporary/Permanent | Temporary |
| Category | Agriculture Extension |
| Type | Ornamentals |
| Climate | Sub Tropical |
| Water Method | Irrigated |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Economic Type | Cash Crop |
| Growing Season | Rabi / Winter / Cold Crops |
Managements
Fertilizer
Land Preparation
Sowing Method
Sowing Time
Row - Row Distance
Plant - Plant Distance
Irrigation
Harvesting
Thrashing
Pruning
Cutting
Spraying
Climate
Storage
Marketing
Rouging
Inter Cropping
Seed Soaking
Pests, Weeds, Diseases & Disorders
Fungal Diseases
Fusarium wilt
Rust
Corm rot
Weeds
Mannual Weeding
Sucking Pests
Mites
Thrips
Aphid
Nematodes
Root Knot Nematodes
Bacterial Diseases
Bacterial Blight
Viral Diseases
Mosaic
Seed Varieties
| Name | Seed Rate |
|---|---|
| BULBS: GLADIOLUS IS PRIMARILY PROPAGATED THROUGH BULBS OR CORMS RATHER THAN SEEDS. BULBS ARE THE PRIMARY PLANTING MATERIAL, AND THEY RESEMBLE SMALL, ROUNDED STRUCTURES WITH A BASAL PLATE AND NUMEROUS SCALES. | Not applicable for typical Gladiolus cultivation |