Add a touch of elegance and drama to your summer garden with Gladiolus 'Flirty', a stunning bicolor Sword Lily featuring crisp white petals accented with rich purple and lavender tones. Its tall flower spikes create a striking display in garden beds and borders while providing exceptional stems for fresh-cut floral arrangements.
Blooming from mid to late summer, 'Flirty' produces large, ruffled blossoms that open gradually from the bottom of the spike upward, extending the flowering season and providing weeks of color. The eye-catching combination of purple and white makes this variety a standout in cottage gardens, pollinator plantings, and bouquet gardens.
Easy to grow and rewarding year after year, Gladiolus 'Flirty' attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds while adding vertical interest and vibrant summer color to the landscape.
Key Features
- Elegant purple and white bicolor blooms
- Tall flower spikes perfect for cutting gardens
- Long-lasting cut flowers for bouquets
- Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
- Thrives in full sun
- Easy-to-grow spring-planted corm
- Excellent for floral arrangements
- Provides weeks of summer color
Plant Details
- Botanical Name: Gladiolus 'Flirty'
- Common Name: Sword Lily
- Plant Type: Perennial Bulb (Corm)
- Flower Color: Purple and White
- Foliage Color: Green
- Mature Height: 42–60 Inches
- Spread: 6–12 Inches
- Growth Habit: Upright Clumping
- Bloom Season: Mid to Late Summer
- Light Requirements: Full Sun
- Water Needs: Average
- Soil Requirements: Well-Drained Soil
- Hardiness Zones: 7–10 (Lift corms in colder climates)
- Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Pollinator Friendly, Long Blooming, Excellent Cut Flower
Garden Uses
Cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, mixed perennial borders, mass plantings, bouquet gardens, sunny landscape beds, floral design gardens.
Companion Plants
Pair Gladiolus 'Flirty' with White Prosperity Gladiolus, Desoto Gladiolus, Salvia, Lavender, Echinacea, Shasta Daisy, Veronica, and Ornamental Grasses. The purple and white blooms pair beautifully with white, blue, pink, and silver-foliaged plants for a sophisticated summer display.
Planting & Care
- Plant corms in spring after danger of frost has passed
- Plant 4–6 inches deep and 4–6 inches apart
- Select a sunny location with well-drained soil
- Water regularly during active growth
- Stake flower spikes if necessary in exposed areas
- Remove spent flowers to prolong display
- Leave foliage intact after flowering to recharge corms
- Lift and store corms in climates colder than Zone 7
For continuous blooms throughout summer, plant additional corms every two weeks through early summer.
Shipping Information
Plant Condition
- Ships as healthy bareroot corms ready for planting
Shipping Notes
- Orders begin shipping in MARCH
- Carefully packaged for safe delivery
- Free USPS Ground shipping on qualifying orders over $35
- Shipping may be delayed during extreme weather conditions
Care Guarantee
We guarantee healthy bulbs upon arrival. If your order arrives damaged, contact us within 48 hours with photos of the plant and packaging for a replacement or refund.