Gladiolus
Common names: gladiolus, glad, gladioli.
Gladiolus , sometimes called sword lily, it is a genus of flowering plants, iris family (Iridaceae).
Gladioli have been extensively hybridized with a wide range of ornamental flower colours available from the many varieties.
Tall, tightly packed spikes of six to eight blossoms open in sequence from its stem base, so they make very good cut flowers.
2 to 8 inch-wide florets bloom in one direction with sword shaped foliage on long stems.
Gladiolus lend itself to almost any type of style from use of a full stem to provide height to a tall arrangement or individual florets for corsage or wedding flower work.
Gladiolus last seven to 10 days and are available in a wide variety of colors
including white, green, cream, yellow, buff, orange, salmon, pink, red, lavender, purple, blue plus terra cotta. |
Lily
Common names: lily, Asiatic lily, Oriental lily.
These showy, large flowered plants of genus Lilium are true lily plants.
They have a large showy flower which is six-petalled and is often fragrant.
Trumpet-shaped flowers grow to a 6-inch diameter.
Stems grow to 3 feet long, carrying four to eight blossoms, the sparse foliage is dark green.
Because blooms open at various times, most lilies live one to two weeks.
Flower colors include white, yellow, pink, red with orange; many have a deeper color (freckles) on inner petals. |
