Importance and Uses of Gladiolus

Importance and Uses of Gladiolus

Gladiolus is one of the important Bulbous plants which is valued xn the gardens for its beautiful flower spikes. Flowers with brilliant colours, attractive shapes, varying sizes, excellent keeping quality. The gladiolus is ideal both for garden and floral decoration. The florqts open in sequence over a longer duration and hence has a good keeping quality of cut spike.

It is ideal as a cut flower, very good for beds, herbaceous border, for making bouquets and does well in pots.

Among the different bulbous plants, the gladiolus top the list in its beauty, glamour keeping quality, various colours and shades, shapes, hence it is called as "Queen of Bulb".