These are the ones that I missed last Winter when I thought I dug them all up.
They have been next to a warm, south facing foundation for at least 5 years. Never lifted.
Those that I lifted and then planted this Spring have weeks to go yet.
I'm glad I missed a few now.
Andy P
Another shot.
Andy P
Oh, so pretty. I didn't know glads bloomed this late.
Sherry
So pretty Andy! I'm too lazy to dig things up, I love glads but they don't hang around for long, 5 years is good going. They probably benefit from being dry too.
Do you know it's name? Now I want to grow them again, no no no!
Gladiolus will flower between 80-90 days after planting. They can flower all the way up to the end of September, so just plant them 80-90 days prior to that.
After September, and up North sooner than in the South, there is not enough daylight for a Gladiolus to set the flower.
So buy plenty, keep them as cool as possible and plant them every 14 days to have flowers all Summer long.
Here is a picture of my glad that I took the other day. Mine are just starting to bloom here in the NW. I don't dig them anymore either. I just leave them in the ground. Some came back fine and others didn't.
Carol
Also, here is a picture of some glads that I got in a trade from a DG person here. They look very nice, I think and love the color combo.
Reds and yellows can strangely go together well in the right shape! That looks to be a nice dark purple behind it. I put in some Black-red ones a couple of years ago and they did nothing, so I think I was put off. I have had some nice ones before though.
There was a bright red one that was already here, it returned for a couple of years but I eventually converted the area for fruit growing. Some seedlings keep trying to grow and I have sometimes hoed them up, but keep meaning to let them grow. I've been more careful this year, it does seem to want to live!
Wallaby, I don't know the name of mine. This is from one of my first plantings.
I used to have more but now I'm down to this one and an orange one, a few of each.
I no longer leave them out, they freeze sooner or later.
Andy P
Janet, for some reason, there were a couple dark purple glads in the mix. I hadn't intended to mix those colors together at all. The glads are very pretty but they do clash!
Yes, you should just move those that want to live and let them live elsewhere, LOL
Carol
No clashes there Carol, they play loud music very well together!
So true, so true, Janet, LOL LOL
I will just dig them up and redo the color scheme (I hope).
Daisyruffles, I believe your red/yellow is Fiesta. I have it too, and think it is wonderful. I like mixing red and yellow together.
For the first 3-4 years, the gladiolus that I planted did well. Then they started to have deformed flowers and streaked leaves - victims of thrip damage. I read that treating with pesticides every two weeks is the only remedy. Does anyone else have this problem and is treating with pesticides the only way to go once the infestation starts? If that is the case, I will have to sadly pull up and throw out all my bulbs. The same thing happened to the Acidanthera bicolor (Gladiolus callianthus) and I have since thrown all those away.
Hey, Voss, thanks for the name! Yes, it sure is a pretty glad.
Don't have thrips so far here, sorry, can't help you, soils...
Love glads...great pics!
I am lucky here and don't have to do anything after planting them. I know I would forget to lift them if I lived in a colder climate. My glads looked beautiful this year.
very nice!
here are mine
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sorry, can't do that link, try again, noell
You can copy and paste it into your address bar and it will come up!
Andy-
I believe your glad is 'Priscilla'
...one of my favorites!
-T
Here is another shot:
I don't remember which one this is. This is my first summer with glads too
Angela
Thanks Seedpicker, That sure looks like mine.
There are so many beauties available but this one with the soft pink edges and yellow throat is very special.
Priscilla, I'll have to write that down.
Andy P
It was a nice surprise this morning I really don't remember planting purple????
Sorry for the blurry picture I forgot my son took some while throwing leaves at my daughter
Andy-
You are welcome!
Hyacynth-yours looks like Priscilla, also.
Don't know about the purple one...sometimes the bulbs get mixed when they are bagged, and you end up with surprises.
This one was marked comet, but is clearly dynamite II
So that's why my flower photos are sporaticly blurry! Kids just confessed camera was dropped in the hot tub last week. They dried it off with a blow dryer.Any suggestions on digital cameras (or boarding schools for them ) :)
Angela
hyacynthblue2... what is the blue one?
I am not quite sure Noell some came out blue and some came out purple.I didn't know they even bloomed in blue.
My first glad ever. It is Atom. I rather like it. Patti
oh, I have that one. didn't know the name. I agree, very pretty
I have dug my glads. But now what do I do to store them until next spring? So far I have not cut the stalks off but have just left them in a shaded spot awaiting your advice. Most have lots of little bulb-lets and have grown considerable since planting them. I planted several that did not bloom as expected. A brownish one(called Dusk) that bloomed a pale lav. and red one that bloomed a very pale pink, but it was fine as I just cut off the offenders and used them in the flower arrangements. I loved a pale green one which I forgot to photograph called Green Star They will all need more staking next year. Meanwhile I have ordered some very choice ones from Old House Gardens. I hope I can find that brown one(Dusk) for my choc. garden that blooms true. Thanks, Patti
Love that yellow & orange one in the bottom left corner!
Are you looking for other glad varieties, beside the ones you ordered? If you have a few spares of the yellow/orange, and are interested, I have some extra 'madonna', old spice, priscilla, and comet I can trade...
-T
I dig them up just before frost, cut off the stem leaving only an inch or two, let them dry for a few hours then bag them. I use only paper bags, 2 of them, then I put them in a covered cardboard box on the basement floor until Spring. They will shrink a bit. Be sure they are not wet.
The tiny bulbs will take a couple of years to flower, I don't usually worry about them. Those that look OK in Spring get tossed in the planting holes/trench with the large ones, good luck to them, lol.
Andy P
Seedpicker, I don't have spares this year, as I already promised some to another friend, but I will keep a note about your interest for next year.
Andy P, thanks for the directions. I will cut, bag, box, and store them and then in the spring dig and toss into holes....great direct and succinct advise. I love it. Patti
Andy - Thanks for posting instructions for storing. This is my first year growing these and am curious what people do to save them. Patti - I ordered from Old House Gardens this past spring and was very happy with them. I'll post some pictures of the ones I got from Old House Gardens...
Sue
Here is OHG - Elvira Glad...
Here is Elvira closeup...
Here is Mary Housley. I also got Bibi from OHG but unfortunately don't have a picture :(
Patti-
Thank you, and no problem. Just thought I'd ask, in case...
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what do you guys think is the best support for glads.... i am not having much luck with my stakes on either side of the patch and plastic line running across
