Roma gladiolus
Gladiolus 'Roma'
Getuigschrift Proeftuin 2003
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size4.5 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Roma' gladiolus (Gladiolus 'Roma') is a bulb for borders and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, loamy soil. Its fragrant red blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn on stems about 55 inches tall. Bees visit the flowers. Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V. bred it.
Pairs well with Chocolate cosmos, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Tuberose.