Biology:Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'
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Short description: Flowering plant cultivar
| Gladiolus 'White Prosperity' | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Gladiolus |
| Species | Gladiolus × gandavensis,[1] or Gladiolus grandiflora L.[2][3][4] |
| Cultivar | '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.
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
- List of Gladiolus varieties
References
- ↑ "Hybrid Gladiola (Gladiolus × gandavensis 'White Prosperity') in the Gladiolus Database". garden.org. https://garden.org/plants/view/175210/Hybrid-Gladiola-Gladiolus-x-gandavensis-White-Prosperity/. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Christopher Brickell RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, p. 589, at Google Books
- ↑ Perry, Dr. Leonard. "Gladiolus". pss.uvm.edu. http://pss.uvm.edu/pss123/bulglad.html. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=PH1999101378. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Gladiolus grandiflora 'White Prosperity'". rosecottageplants.co.uk. http://www.rosecottageplants.co.uk/gladiolus-grandiflora-white-prosperity/p514. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Gladioli Corms - White Prosperity". http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/Flower+Bulbs/All+Bulbs/Gladioli+Corms+-+White+Prosperity_248509.htm#CMRTabs. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ Dattajirao K. Salunkhe, Narayana R. Bhat and Babasaheb B. Desai Postharvest Biotechnology of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, p. 101, at Google Books
- ↑ "Worlds Finest Glads". bloomingprairiegardens.com. http://www.bloomingprairiegardens.com/page5.html. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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