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Peacock Orchid

Gladiolus murielae

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ZONES  3-10 | Good to grow! Zone
Gladiolus murielae (Peacock Orchid) is beautiful Eastern African wild flower. This Gladiola blooms in mid-summer with graceful spikes of flowers. They have a strong, sweet fragrance and make wonderful bouquets.

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Description

Gladiolus acindanthera (Peacock Orchid) is beautiful South African wild flower. This Gladiola blooms in mid-summer with graceful spikes of flowers. They have a strong, sweet fragrance and make wonderful bouquets. Cold hardy in zones 8-10. In colder zones lift the bulbs in fall and store in a cool place over the winter.

Planting & Care

Summer Blooming Bulbs, including popular varieties such as gladiolus and dahlias, are planted in the spring and bloom in the summer. Most of these bulbs are tropical and require warm weather to be planted. There must not be any danger of frost and your ground temperature must have reached 55 degrees Fahrenheit before planting. Many of our summer blooming bulbs can be planted as perennials in zones 9-10 (zone 8 if mulched), but should be treated as annuals in cooler climates. You can lift them and store them in the fall, or bring patio pots inside before frost.

Growing Gladiolus: After spring frosts are over, plant the gladiolus corms (bulbs) in your flower bed wherever you want brilliant color in mid-summer. Gladiolus take very little space in the garden and can easily be planted between other plants. After planting, keep the bulbs watered regularly. Soon you’ll have bright sword-like foliage and brilliant blooms. Gladiolus corms are inexpensive, and provide excellent color for the cost. As frost threatens, you can just forget them, and replace them with new bulbs next growing season, or dig up the corms and store them in a cool try place until the following spring.

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

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

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Mid summer until frost

Advantages

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Container Planting
  • Deer Resistant

Additional information

Mature Height

18-24" tall

Bulb Spacing

9 bulbs per sq. ft.

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Planting Depth

Plant 3-4" deep

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Hardiness Zone

  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

How To Grow

Lift in colder zones

Additional Information

Grow as an annual in zones 3-7. Cold hardy in zones 8-10.
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Overall rating: 4.3 / 5 from 10 reviews.

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Review topics: ["beauty","blooms","flowers","fragrance","appearance"].

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Reviews

Well. . . at least they grew leaves

"The pictures of the blooms really attracted me to these bulbs. But bulbs in my garden ar typically dug up by the squrriels. NOT these. They ALL grew leaves and appear to be healthy. The leaves are very tall and tend to break and fall over but they just didn't bloom. NOT A SINGLE FLOWER in 3 dozen bulbs. Green leaves but no flowers aren't exactly what I had in mind. . They've been fertilized, watered etc etc but no flowers. I'll add another plus though, the squrriels seem uninterested in the leaves."

— AHS (2/5)

Lovely fragrance

"Grew these in containers (zone 5b) with gladiolus, and they did great. Started them early May under a tent in portable containers so they could be brought inside during cold snaps (last snow in mid June). Started blooming early August, and the smell wonderful! #sweepstakes"

— Phoenix (4/5)

I love the flower & fragrance!

"Planted bulbs in both container & in the flower beds. Tall green foliage15-30 inches - blooms in early August. Planted 10-15 in a clump - very beautiful - have a delicate appearance. Flower is white with pink center. Love this addition to the garden!"

— Love G. (5/5)

Lovely

"Love the late season fragrant blooms, they are very elegant. HCG can be counted on to provide quality plants and bulbs, no matter the choice. They care."

— MEV (5/5)

No blooms at end of August - Still hopeful!

"Granted, we did have a cold spring but the foliage has been up and healthy looking for weeks and no sign of any flower buds yet. . . If we have a long autumn maybe I'll see some blooms, fingers crossed!"

— DawnsieGardener (3/5)

Beautiful

"It only blooms once but it is well worth it. The show lasts for a couple weeks too."

— Walter (5/5)

Love these flowers for their unusually attractive appearance

"Lovely flowers with mild fragrance on long stems."

— Sharad (4/5)

Easy care and fabulous blossoms.

"Planted the bulbs in 2 large pots and set them at the front door (southern exposure). The foliage was lovely enough but when they started to bloom -- was totally blown away by the huge beautiful blossoms. And they kept blooming and blooming and blooming. So glad to have these gorgeous plants."

— Master G. (5/5)

Absolutely stunning! Graceful beauties in August.

"These come to shine when many other flowers have gone past. I love the graceful, clean white in late summer, but they still have that bit of pizazz in their center."

— Loisia (5/5)

Graceful, Scented Beauty!

"I pot up these lovely species gladiolas and place them around the deck where we can sit near them and enjoy their lovely scent. They are graceful and continue to bloom until a frost stops the show."

— Waterfowl F. (5/5)

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