Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'

Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' is a cultivar of 'Gladiolus' (Gladiolus grandiflora), it has large, pure white flowers with ruffled petals, blooming from mid to late summer.

Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'
GenusGladiolus
SpeciesGladiolus × gandavensis,[1] or Gladiolus grandiflora L.[2][3][4]
Cultivar'White Prosperity'

It grows from corms and has sword-like leaves. It has flower spikes that can be from 90 cm,[5][6] to 120 cm tall.[3][7] They bloom in mid summer,[3] between July–August.[7]

The large flowers,[3][7] are pure white,[6] or snowy-white flowers,[7] with ruffled petals,[3] and dark pink streaks near the throat.[5]

The tall flower spikes are often used in large flower arrangements,[5] or exhibitions and in the garden borders.[7]

It is grown in Europe and most states of the United States,[8] and could be listed in 'top 12 of all time as a white cut flower'.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Hybrid Gladiola (Gladiolus × gandavensis 'White Prosperity') in the Gladiolus Database". garden.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Syed Atif, Shaukat; Syed Zulfiqar Ali, Shah; Syed Kashif, Shaukat; Syed Waasif, Shoukat (2013). "PERFORMANCE OF GLADIOLUS (Gladiolus grandiflora L.) CULTIVARS UNDER THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF BAGH AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN". Journal of Central European Agriculture. 14 (2): 158–167. doi:10.5513/JCEA01/14.2.1244.
  3. Christopher Brickell RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, p. 589, at Google Books
  4. Perry, Dr. Leonard. "Gladiolus". pss.uvm.edu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. Rosario, T.L.; Maningas, A.D.; Siar, S.V.; Garcia, C.; Abaquite, M.; Abragan, F. (1999). "Gladiolus 'white prosperity' for cutflower trade". agris.fao.org. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. "Gladiolus grandiflora 'White Prosperity'". rosecottageplants.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. "Gladioli Corms - White Prosperity". suttons.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. Dattajirao K. Salunkhe, Narayana R. Bhat and Babasaheb B. Desai Postharvest Biotechnology of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, p. 101, at Google Books
  9. "Worlds Finest Glads". bloomingprairiegardens.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.


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