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sword lily 'Prima Verde'

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Prima Verde' has open, funnel-shaped, slightly ruffled yellow-green flowers composed of six tepals with a fine purple stripe more visible on the lower tepals. Upright, leaves arranged in basal fans are mid-dark green

Scientific classification

Species: sword lily 'Prima Verde' (Gladiolus 'Prima Verde')
Genus: Gladiolus
Family: Iridaceae

Ornamental bulbs, not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling]
Toxicity: Bulbs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0-0.1 metre
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Columnar upright
Habit: Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of sword lily 'Prima Verde'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of sword lily 'Prima Verde'

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sword lily 'Prima Verde' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

No pruning required other than removing old fronds and deadheading flowers to tidy

Propagation

Propagate by separating cormlets when dormant

Growing

Plant 10 to 16cm deep in fertile, well-drained soil preferably in full sun. Lift when foliage dies back, discard old corms and store new corms in a dry frost-free place until planting in the spring. In milder areas a thick dry winter mulch may suffice

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to gladiolus corm rot, grey moulds (Botrytis), Fusarium bulb rot, gladiolus core rot, gladiolus dry rot, gladiolus scab and neck rot, fungal leaf spot, and virus diseases