Floral Friday
Gladiolus ‘Green Star’ (Sword Lily) or Swaard lelie in Afrikaans is particularly attractive with its spikes of copiously ruffled, 3-4 in. (7-10 cm), lime-green blossoms. Each flower spike counts up to 12 blooms and rises among erect narrow, deep-green sword-shaped leaves. Spectacular on its own, in the summer garden or in a vase.
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Vir my is hierdie amper een van die mees “stylvolste” blomme (as mens dit van ‘n blom kan se 🙂). Ek sien hulle word gereeld in blomme rangskikkings in kerke gebruik. Dis ‘n mooi kleur wat jy hier het!
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Ek hou ook baie van die blomme. Dit word nou meer gereeld geplant en mens kry soveel mooi kleure.
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Hulle bly absoluut pragtig, Aletta.
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Ek stem saam! 💐
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gorgeous 😀
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Thank you Cee.
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Lieflik. En dis so lekker om met die swaardlelies blomme te rangskik. Stewige stingels
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Dankie Elsabe. My ma het ook altyd dit in haar rangskikkings gebruik.
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So elegant, Aletta! The pale yellow is gorgeous.
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Thank you so much Susan. I loved the colour.
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Two elegant arrangements
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Thank you very much 😊
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Beautiful Aletta… I like Gladioli flowers, especially when they start to bloom. The ones I’ve seen over here are beautiful but by the time the top starts to open up, the bottom flowers are already dying off. Thank you so much for entering the challenge and giving us this great image.
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Thank you so much Bren. My mom always had them in her garden and she also loved to use it in her floral arrangements.
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My aunt was chief Gladioli grower…i remember them being grown against the fence xx
We never hardly see them in the shops now in flower displays.
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That’s true!
My sister had these in a vase.
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I know it’s such a shame you don’t see many around.
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That’s true.
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Really beautiful, Aletta 🤗💗
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Thank you very much Jo.
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