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The Gladiolus Purple King, ‘Gladioli’, a spring planted corm, exhibits magnificent purple flowers with a white throat on tall stalks. Gladiolus are also commonly called Sword Lily or Corn Flag. Plant in groups of six or more in the garden, or grow lots of them for cuttings in a bed. To extend the time of flower availability of your Glads, plant in two week intervals from early spring through June. They make striking accents in a mixed border. Glads are easy to grow and like to be in full sun and in well drained soil. Increase water and fertility when flowers begin to develop, then plant 4″ deep in clay soils, 6″ deep in others; the deeper the planting the less need for staking. In frost prone areas, dig them when the leaves turn yellow, dip them in a fungicide, and store in a dry frost free location over winter.

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The Leucooryne Blue Ocean, ‘Leucocoryne ‘Blue Ocean’, a spring planted corm, produces beautiful blue flowers with a white eye. The Blue Ocean flowers are produced in clusters of lily-like blossoms on tall stems. This flower is wonderful as a cut flower or a long lasting garden flower. The grasslike foliage dies when or before flowering begins.

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The Asiatic Hybrid Lily Chianti, ‘Lillium’, a spring planted bulb, produces pink flowers. Asiatic Lilies are great for borders, beds, and containers. They prefer well drained soil, and they will multiply each year. Allow the leaves on the stalk to turn yellow and fall off to provide the bulb with ample nourishment for the next growing year. Asiatic Hybrids are the first lilies to bloom each season, and the blooms are long lasting in the garden and in bouquets.

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