Gladiolus

I like this orange and yellow one

One more

Very pretty!!! I can't tell by the pictures, but do you have stake them?

Megan

This message was edited Feb 11, 2006 4:14 PM

Thanks Megan,

Yes I have to stake many of them. Some get over 5 ft tall and flop over easily, especially if there is any wind.

Steve, Do you know how deep the corms (I want to say bulbs) are? I know that the ones I planted and left in the ground for 6+ years worked their way up to the top. I had planted them at least 4 - 5 inches deep.
Yes they are lovely.
Andy P
PS, It's nice to see summer flower pics in the winter.

Hi sarah,

Thanks! I would say mine are about the same as yours - and since a new corm forms on top of the old one, what you say makes sense. I have only had mine planted for about 4 years now and none has reached the top yet!

Steve,just for conversation sake. Could the shallow planting have an influence on the plant needing a stake? That's why I plant them deep, I HATE to stake anything.
Andy P

Andy,

It could well be - I haven't planted any glads for a couple of years but next time I do I will plant them a couple of inches deeper and see what happens. Thanks!

OK, this reminds me of something I read somewhere recently. It had something to do with being able to leave glad corms in containers, down in the basement over winter. The advice given was no, they should always be lifted and the old corm discarded because it is dead.