Bring soft elegance and romantic charm to your summer garden with Gladiolus 'My Love', a tall Sword Lily featuring large pink and white blooms on stately flower spikes. The delicate bicolor flowers create a graceful display in garden beds, borders, and fresh-cut floral arrangements.

Blooming from mid to late summer, this gladiolus produces long-lasting flowers that attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds while adding vertical interest to your landscape. Its strong stems and excellent vase life make it ideal for cut flower gardens and wedding bouquets.

Whether planted in mass groupings or mixed with other summer-blooming perennials, Gladiolus 'My Love' offers weeks of stunning color and effortless beauty.

Key Features

• Soft pink and white bicolor blooms
• Tall flower spikes ideal for cutting gardens
• Excellent vase life for bouquets and floral arrangements
• Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
• Thrives in full sun
• Easy-to-grow perennial bulb
• Perfect for romantic and cottage garden designs
• Long-lasting summer blooms

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Gladiolus 'My Love'
• Common Name: Sword Lily
• Plant Type: Perennial Bulb (Corm)
• Flower Color: Pink 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

Suitable for cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, perennial borders, wedding flower gardens, mass plantings, backyard bouquet gardens, and summer color displays.

Companion Plants

Pairs well with White Prosperity Gladiolus, Passos Gladiolus, Lavender, Salvia, Echinacea, Shasta Daisy, Yarrow, and Ornamental Grasses to create color harmony and extend seasonal interest.

Planting & Care

• Plant corms in spring after frost danger has passed
• Plant 4–6 inches deep and 4–6 inches apart
• Choose a location with full sun and well-drained soil
• Water regularly during active growth
• Stake taller stems if needed
• Remove spent blooms to maintain appearance
• Allow foliage to die back naturally after flowering
• Lift and store corms over winter in zones colder than USDA Zone 7

For extended flowering, plant additional corms every two weeks through early summer.

Shipping Information

Ships as healthy bareroot corms ready for planting. Orders begin shipping in March. Carefully packaged for safe transit. Shipping schedules may be adjusted during extreme temperatures.

Care Guarantee

Healthy bulbs are guaranteed upon arrival. Contact within 48 hours with photos for replacement or refund if damaged.