Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow'
Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Bring a little celestial charm to your borders with Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow'. With their creamy yellow lunar centre and lilac outer edges, the large, showy flowers of this variety add height and luminosity amongst other summer-flowering plants. We love pairing Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow' with the lime-green flowered Gladiolus 'Kio' to bring out the zingy central detail. Mingle with blues and purples for a harmonious colour scheme—think phlox, salvia, and nepeta. Absolute heaven!
When it comes to planting out your Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow' corms, it pays to be a little clever with timing. Each flower lasts about a fortnight, so by staggering your planting i.e., planting a few every couple of weeks, you will extend the overall blooming period of these beauties in your garden. Remember as well that gladioli need a little help getting through a UK winter. Lift and store the Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow' corms if you live somewhere wet and cold, or leave in the ground with a thick mulch if you’re in a drier, milder region.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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May need winter cover
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Gladiolus 'Moonlight Shadow'
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Flower colour
Purple, green
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Corm size
14/+
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
10-20cm
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Plant spacing
30 corms per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
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Life cycle
Short-lived perennial
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Hardiness
Half hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Full sun
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Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Borders
Coastal gardens
Gravel gardens
Cottage gardens
Cut flower Gardens
Large containers -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed before 1 March 2025
You can expect your order in Feb/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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