Gladiolus Varieties & Its Characteristics

Archana : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. psittacinus 'Sylvia' x G. 'Friendship'. The spike is branched with a mean spike length of 80cm. The petals have a central white streak with the throat blotched with prime rose yellow. There are 16-18 florets/spike.

Basant Bhar : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a seedling produced by selfing G. 'Tunias Challenge'. Mean spike length is 50cm. The florets are Empire Yellow with throats speckled magenta. There are 14 florets/spike

Gazel : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a seedling produced by selfing G. 'White Friendship'. Mean spike length is 35cm. The florets are Fuchsine pink with darker tips and linear shading while the throat is persian yellow. There are 14-18 florets/spike

Jwala : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a seedling produced by selfing G. psittacinus hybrid. The spikes are branched with a mean spike length of 65cm. The florets are Vermilion with sparingly spread long liner streaks of Vermilion. There are 14-18 florets per spike.

Manhar : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length 60cm. The florets are Primrose Yellow and the tips of outer three petals are splashed with Tyrian Rose. There are 14-18 florets per spike.

Manisha : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length 60cm. The florets are white with outer three petals splashed with Tyrian Rose colour more towards margins. There are 14-16 florets per spike.

Manmohan : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length 80cm. The florets are Primrose Yellow having irregular splashes of Orchid Purple colour at the tips of outer three petals. There are 14-16 florets per spike.

Mohini : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length 60cm. The florets are white with outer three and inner upper petal heavily splashed with Tyrian Rose and lower inner two sparsely splashed with the same colour. There are 12-14 florets per spike.

Mukta : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length 70cm. The florets are Sulphur Yellow with splashes of Orchid purple in irregular fashion. There are 12-15 loosely arranged florets per spike.

Pitambar : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is a cross between G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are branched with a mean spike length 64cm. The florets are Uranium Green towards edge with throats having a streak of Orchid purple colour. There are 15-16 overlapping florets per spike.

Smita : It is an Indian bred late season hybrid developed from a seedling of G. 'Lavanesque'. The mean spike length is 45 cm. The florets are China Rose in colour with darker margins. There are 14-18 florets per spike.

Triloki : This variety is released by NBRI, Lucknow. It is an Indian bred late season hybrid developed by crossing G. 'Friendship' x G. 'tristis'. The spikes are one sided with a mean spike length of 75cm. the florets are China Rose in upper half portion and Primrose Yellow in the lower half. The petals have splashes of China Rose along the margins. Threr are 14-15 florets per spike.

Aldebaran : It is an exotic variety having a mean spike length of 62cm. The petals are Straw Yellow in colour with throat blotched with Signal red colour. There are 12-14 florets per spike.

Friendship:  It is an exotic variety having a branched spike with a mean length of 75cm. The upper outer lower petal and inner upper two petals towards the apex are dawn pink in colour. There are 18-20 florets per spike.

Aarti : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is a cross between 'Shriley' and 'Melody'. It is a midseason variety requiring 70 days for flowering. Spikes are attractive and 93cm long. The florets are light orange with red and yellow blotch and red spots. There are 12-13 florets per spike. Cut flower life is 6 days.

Apsara : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is a hybrid from the cross between "Black Jack' x 'Friendship'. It is an early flowering variety, which flowers in 55 days after planting. The spikes are strong, dazling and 117cm long. The florets are purple with tight yellow flecks in the throat. There are 18 florets per spike. Cut flower life is for 8 days.

Meera : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is from a cross between 'G.P.I' x 'Friendship'. It is an early flowering variety, which flowers in 58 days after planting. The spikes are robust, bewitching and 106cm long. The florets are snow white in colour. There are 18 florets per spike. Cut flower life is for 8 days. Ideal for cut flower and display purposes. This variety has performed well in a number of places all over country such as Vellanikkara (Kerala), Chaubathia (U.P.), Ludhiana (Punjab) and Bangalore (Karnataka).

Poonam : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is from a cross between 'Geliber Herald' x 'R.N. 121'. It is a mid-season cultivar, which flowers in 61 days of planting. The spikes are 98 cm long. The florets are light yellow in colour. There are 17 florets per spike. Cut flower life is for 7 days. It is tolerant to Fusarium wilt disease. Based on its performance for over 3 years, this variety has been recommended for Commercial cultivation in U.P. Hills (Chaubattia/ Ranikhet), Bangalore, Kalyani and Ludhiana.

Sapna : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is a hybrid from the cross 'Green Woodpecker x 'Friendship'. It is an early flowering variety, which flowers in 60 days after planting. The spikes are strong, magnificent and 83cm long. The florets are light yellow in colour with greenish yellow blotch and light red tinge on margins. There are 17 compact florets per spike. Cut flowers last for 8 days in vase. It is moderately tolerant to Fusarium wilt disease.

Shobha : This variety is released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is an induced mutant of var. 'Wild Rose'. It is an early flowering variety, which flowers in 60 days after planting. The spikes are pleasing and 105cm long. The florets are light pink with creamy throat. There are 18 florets per spike. The vase life of cut flowers is for 7 days.

Grock : It is an exotic variety having a mean spike length of 72cm. The florets are oriental blue in colour with throat blotched violet purple and ruby red. There are 16-18 florets per spike.

Jacksonville Gold : It is an exotic variety having a mean spike length of 68cm. The florets are empire yellow in colour with throat blotched ruby red. There are 14-16 florets per spike.

White Goddess : It is an exotic variety having a branched spike with a mean spike length of 65cm. The florets are white in colour with throat blotched violet purple. There are 17-20 florets per spike.