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Key characteristics

Family: Iridaceae
Height: 36–60 inches
Width: 12–24 inches
Flower color: White with pink edges and a soft yellow throat
Foliage color: Medium green
Bloom time: Mid to late summer (July–August)
Light: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; requires deadheading and lifting corms in colder zones
Growing zone: USDA zones 8–10; lift and store corms in zones 3–7
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees; deer and rabbit resistant

Perennials

Gladiolus 'Priscilla'

Priscilla Sword Lily

Gladiolus 'Priscilla' is a showy summer-blooming variety known for its ruffled, bicolor flowers. The large, trumpet-shaped blooms feature soft pink petals edged in a deeper rose hue, with a creamy-yellow center that adds contrast. Blooming in mid to late summer, this cultivar produces tall, upright flower spikes that open sequentially from the bottom up, creating a long-lasting display in garden beds and floral arrangements.

This variety was developed for its strong performance in cut flower production, with sturdy stems and long-lasting blooms that hold up well in vases.

Light

Full sun (6–8 hours daily)

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid to late summer (July–August)

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Ornamental grasses · Garden phlox · Black-eyed Susans · Daylilies · Lavender · Coreopsis

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. In full sun it holds its shape best, and grouping several together keeps the color strong enough to be seen from across the garden.

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