Gladiolus x colvillii (butterfly type) hybrid ‘Shocking’
- Product number: 721410.1
- Origin: South Africa
- Latin: Gladiolus x colvillii (Butterflytype) hybride
Very soft pink with a red flowing spot around the heart.
The "Butterfly" type produces flowers with a somewhat triangular (papilionaceous) shape, originating around 1950 from crosses.
Names:
Latin: Gladiolus x colvillii (Butterflytype) hybride
Dutch: Gladiool ‘Shocking’
Also known as: Butterfly gladiolus
English: Gladiolus ‘Shocking’
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- Flower colour: Pink with red spots
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Bulb / tuber size: 10 December
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Origin: South Africa
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Gladiolus x colvillii (Butterflytype) hybride
- Dutch: Gladiolus 'Shocking'
- Also known as: Butterfly gladiolus
- English: Gladiolus ‘Shocking’
